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revolving debt

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

FINANCE an amount of debt that is owed on something such as a credit card, and that changes according to how much money people borrow and pay back regularly: In 2006, the average American household carried about $7,200 in revolving debt (mostly on credit cards) and $21,000 in total debt.
(Definition of revolving debt noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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