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English
Etymology
From phantom + debt.
Noun
phantom debt (countable and uncountable, plural phantom debts)
- (finance) Debt that is old, defaulted, or not owed but has somehow been revived, henceforth haunting the presumed debtor.
- Synonym: zombie debt
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