debt trap in English

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  "etymology_text": "From debt + trap.",
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        "A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones."
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        "(abstract) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones."
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Schuldenfalle"
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          "sense": "a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities",
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          "word": "skuldfälla"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities",
          "word": "bẫy nợ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "debt trap"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "debt trap diplomacy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From debt + trap.",
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        "A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones."
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        "(abstract) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones."
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      "sense": "a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "skuldfälla"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities",
      "word": "bẫy nợ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "debt trap"
}

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"debt trap" meaning in English

Noun

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