national 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
national debt — n. the total debt incurred by the central government of a nation, specif. by the federal government of the U.S … English World dictionary
national debt — noun count * the total amount of money that the government of a country has borrowed and still owes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
national debt — ► NOUN ▪ the total amount of money which a country s government has borrowed … English terms dictionary
national 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… … Useful english dictionary
national 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… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
national 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… … Universalium
national 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 … English dictionary
National Debt Repayment Movement — Hangul 국채보상운동 Hanja 國債報償運動 Revised Romanization … Wikipedia
National 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… … Wikipedia