National debt

  • 1national debt — n [C usually singular] the total amount of money owed by the government of a country ▪ The government taxed fuel highly in order to finance the national debt …

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  • 2national debt — n. the total debt incurred by the central government of a nation, specif. by the federal government of the U.S …

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  • 3national debt — noun count * the total amount of money that the government of a country has borrowed and still owes …

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  • 4national debt — ► NOUN ▪ the total amount of money which a country s government has borrowed …

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  • 5national debt — Treasury bills, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations that constitute the debt owed by the federal government. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * national debt national debt ➔ debt * * *    The total indebtedness of a government resulting… …

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  • 6national debt — noun the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions) • Hypernyms: ↑debt * * * noun, pl ⋯ debts [count] : the total amount of money that the government of a country… …

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  • 7national debt —    In order to join the European Monetary Union on 1 January 1999 Spain must first fulfil the convergence criterion for public debt, which states that the budget deficit must not exceed 3 percent of GDP and total public sector debt 60 percent of… …

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  • 8national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending. Also called public debt. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * or public debt Total indebtedness of a government, especially as evidenced by securities issued to investors. The… …

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  • 9national debt */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms national debt : singular national debt plural national debts economics the total amount of money that the government of a country has borrowed and still owes …

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  • 10National Debt Repayment Movement — Hangul 국채보상운동 Hanja 國債報償運動 Revised Romanization …

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