debt-ridden
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdebt-riddenˈdebt-ˌridden adjective [usually before noun] debt-ridden countries or organizations owe so much money that they cannot pay the money backExamples from the Corpusdebt-ridden• Louie had led the fight to bring Nogales' debt-ridden budget back into the black.• The debt-ridden non-Leaguers can now look forward to a capacity 9,000 crowd for the visit of Arsenal.From Longman Business Dictionarydebt-riddenˈdebt-ˌridden adjective journalism owing a lot of money and having difficulty in paying itdebt-ridden companies