national debt

national debt

noun
the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
Also called public debt.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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national debt
 
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Also called (esp US): public debt the total outstanding borrowings of a nation's central government

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national debt definition


The debt of the government; the amount of borrowing by the government to meet expenditures exceeding tax revenues.

Note: A large national debt can inhibit growth and drive up interest rates.
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