burden
/ˈbɜːdən/ noun [C]Definition
› a difficult situation or unpleasant responsibility that you must deal with or worry about: ease/lighten/reduce the burden (on sb) By training additional staff, management could significantly ease the burden on its over-worked personnel.heavy/big/enormous burden I sympathize with the heavy burden of paperwork they have to deal with. the administrative/legal burden
› the responsibility of paying money that you owe, or the large amount of money that you owe: bear/carry/assume the burden (for sth) If the new law is passed, tax payers will assume the burden for rising energy costs.financial/economic burden He proposed that the state accept the financial burden. a tax/mortgage/loan burden → See also debt burden
(Definition of burden noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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