Phrase guide

foreign debt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

Topics: business, finance

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An aggregate amount of such debts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: economics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արտաքին պարտք (artakʻin partkʻ) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Belarusian: знешні доўг (znješni dowh) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Bulgarian: външен дълг (vǎnšen dǎlg) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Catalan: deute exterior — debt owed to foreigners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對外債務 /对外债务 (duìwài zhàiwù) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外債 /外债 (wàizhài) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Czech: zahraniční dluh — debt owed to foreigners
  • Danish: udlandsgæld — debt owed to foreigners
  • Esperanto: ekstera ŝuldo — debt owed to foreigners
  • Estonian: välisvõlg — debt owed to foreigners
  • Finnish: ulkomaanvelka — debt owed to foreigners
  • French: dette extérieure — debt owed to foreigners
  • Galician: débeda externa — debt owed to foreigners
  • Georgian: საგარეო ვალი (sagareo vali) — debt owed to foreigners
  • German: Auslandsschuld — debt owed to foreigners
  • German: Auslandsverschuldung — debt owed to foreigners
  • Italian: debito estero — debt owed to foreigners
  • Japanese: 対外債務 (taigai saimu) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Lithuanian: užsienio skola — debt owed to foreigners
  • Polish: dług zewnętrzny — debt owed to foreigners
  • Polish: dług zagraniczny — debt owed to foreigners
  • Portuguese: dívida externa — debt owed to foreigners
  • Romanian: datorie externă — debt owed to foreigners
  • Russian: вне́шний долг (vnéšnij dolg) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Russian: вне́шняя задо́лженность (vnéšnjaja zadólžennostʹ) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Serbo-Croatian: vanjski dug — debt owed to foreigners
  • Spanish: deuda externa — debt owed to foreigners
  • Swedish: utlandsskuld — debt owed to foreigners
  • Turkish: dış borç — debt owed to foreigners
  • Yakut: тас иэс (tas ies) — debt owed to foreigners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對外債務 /对外债务 (duìwài zhàiwù) — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外債 /外债 (wàizhài) — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Danish: udlandsgæld — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Finnish: ulkomaanvelka — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • French: dette extérieure — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utenlandsgjeld — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Polish: dług zewnętrzny — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Polish: dług zagraniczny — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Portuguese: dívida externa — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Russian: вне́шний долг (vnéšnij dolg) — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Spanish: deuda externa — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Swedish: utlandsskuld — aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • Yakut: тас иэс (tas ies) — aggregate of debt to foreigners