burden
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜːdən/ usa 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
burden
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈbɜːdən/ usto make someone responsible for something that is very difficult, unpleasant, or expensive to deal with:
be burdened with/by sth Borrowers are already burdened with mortgage extras such as arrangement fees and life assurance cover.
a nation burdened by heavy unemployment