economic burden
Costly weight carried
Economic burden refers to the financial strain or cost imposed by something—typically a disease, policy, or social condition.
Health economists measure the economic burden of illness through direct costs like treatment and indirect costs like lost productivity.
The phrase frames an issue in monetary terms: The economic burden of diabetes exceeds $300 billion annually.
It often appears in policy arguments about resource allocation.
- healthcare costsFees for medical services
- out of pocketPaid from personal funds
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
- living paycheck to paycheckEarning only enough for immediate expenses
making ends meet · inflation · crushing · struggling · financial instability · tight budget · cost-benefit analysis · economics · hardship · bread and butter · subsidies · social safety net · healthcare · social unrest · taxation · afford · debt · national debt
- alcohol costshealthcare costs, lost productivity, treatment costs, rehab costs, hospital costs
- health statisticsmortality rate, prevalence, death rate, case fatality rate, life expectancy
economic burdenwindfall
Unanticipated lucky gain
financial gain · profit · cash cow · economic stimulus · money maker
economic burdeneconomic relief
Financial help during hardship
financial relief · economic freedom · debt relief · financial security · solvency