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  • 41debt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owing money Nouns 1. debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, score; charge, charge account; arrears, deferred payment, accounts receivable; deficit, default; insolvency, nonpayment,… …

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  • 42Debt-to-GDP ratio — Government debt as percentage of GDP globally. (2009 estimates) …

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  • 43National fiscal policy response to the late 2000s recession — Many nations of the world have enacted fiscal stimulus plans in response to the global, ongoing recession. These nations have used different combinations of government spending and tax cuts to boost their sagging economies. Most of these plans… …

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  • 44National Insurance Fund — The National Insurance Fund represents the funds of the National Insurance Scheme, set up by the British Government following World War II. In the Beveridge Report this was designed as part of a universal insurance system for all British people.… …

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  • 45debt limit — noun the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity • Syn: ↑debt ceiling • Hypernyms: ↑debt • Hyponyms: ↑national debt ceiling * * * (in public finance) the legal maximum debt permitted a municipal, state, or national government. * * * debt …

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  • 46debt — 01. He is over $5,000 in [debt], and may have to declare bankruptcy. 02. It is impossible for the developing countries of the world to pay off their [debts] to the richer countries. 03. I can t afford to buy a car. I m already in [debt] from… …

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  • 47debt — /det/ noun 1 (C) a sum of money that you owe: pay off/repay/clear your debts: He now had enough money to pay off his father s outstanding debts. (+ of): The company has debts of around $1,000,000. | run up a debt (=borrow money without paying it… …

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  • 48National Assembly (French Revolution) — Tinted etching of Louis XVI of France, 1792. The caption refers to Louis s capitulation to the National Assembly, and concludes The same Louis XVI who bravely waits until his fellow citizens return to their hearths to plan a secret war and exact… …

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  • 49Debt to GDP ratio — Various debt to GDP ratio can be calculated. The most commonly used ratio is the National Debt divided by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The ratio can also be calculated by dividing total debt by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This… …

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  • 50debt — debtless, adj. /det/, n. 1. something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50. 2. a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily. 3. the… …

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