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public debt
noun
national debt
.
Origin:
1715–25
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public debt
—
n
1.
the total financial obligations incurred by all governmental bodies of a nation
2.
another name for
national debt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Rich economies where
public debt
burdens are soaring urgently need bold and
credible plans for medium-term deficit-reduction.
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"Free from public debt, at peace with all the world, and with no complicated interests to consult in our intercourse with foreign powers, the present may be hailed as the epoch in our history the most favorable for the settlement of those principles in our domestic policy which shall be best calculated to give stability to our Republic and secure the blessings of freedom to our citizens."
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