Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest … Financial and business terms
burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
burden — 01. Taking care of a puppy can be a real [burden] at times. They need to be walked, fed, played with, trained, etc. 02. My parents say they don t want to live with me when they are old because they don t want to be a [burden]. 03. I don t want to … Grammatical examples in English
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