noun
private debt; private-sector debt
Refers to debt held by private entities, as opposed to public or government debt. Common in economic and financial contexts.
民間債権の増加が経済の不安定要因となっている。
The increase in private debt has become a factor of economic instability.
政府は民間債権の整理に乗り出した。
The government began to address the resolution of private debt.
公的債務 refers to public or government debt, while 民間債権 refers to debt held by private entities.
Compound of 民間 (private, civilian) and 債権 (credit, claim, debt).