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Burden

/bˈɜrdən/
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(noun) A heavy load.

Education should not be a burden on the parents as well as on the children.
Supporting his family was a great burden for him.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I do not want to be a heavy financial ____ to my family as I get older.

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