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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of schuld (“debt(s)”) + -en- + berg (“mountain, pile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxʏl.də(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: schul‧den‧berg
Noun
schuldenberg m (plural schuldenbergen, diminutive schuldenbergje n)
- (figurative) a mountain of debts (load of (accumulated) debt)
Usage notes
As a rhetorical device this is typically used of individual debts, household debts and public debts, less commonly of corporate debts.