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  • 11National Debt Clock — The National Debt Clock on September 15, 2009, at which time it reads approximately 11.8 trillion USD in national debt The National Debt Clock is a billboard sized running total dot matrix display which constantly updates to show the current… …

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  • 12National debt by U.S. presidential terms — In the United States, national debt is money borrowed by the federal government of the United States. Debt burden is usually measured as a ratio of public debt to gross domestic product; the U.S. debt/GDP ratio reached a maximum during World War… …

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  • 13national debt ceiling — noun a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress • Hypernyms: ↑debt limit, ↑debt ceiling …

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  • 14national debt — Synonyms and related words: accounts payable, accounts receivable, amount due, bad debts, bill, bills, borrowing, charges, chits, debt, due, dues, financial commitment, floating debt, funded debt, indebtedness, indebtment, liability, maturity,… …

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  • 15national debt — na′tional debt′ n. bus the financial obligations of a national government Also called public debt • Etymology: 1775–85, amer …

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  • 16national debt — /næʃnəl ˈdɛt/ (say nashnuhl det) noun the financial indebtedness of a country in respect of money borrowed for national purposes, as opposed to the personal liabilities of its inhabitants. Compare foreign debt …

  • 17national debt — public debt, total debt of a nation …

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  • 18national debt — The debt of the United States and federal agencies held by the public. In other words, the debt of the United States plus the debts of the federal agencies less United States securities held by federal agencies and federal trust funds, and… …

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  • 19national debt — noun Any money owed by the government of a nation …

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  • 20national debt — noun the total amount of money which a country s government has borrowed …

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