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national debt

na·tion·al debt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l det]
    • /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl dɛt/
    • /ˈnæʃnəl det/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l det]
    • /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl dɛt/

Definitions of national debt words

  • noun national debt the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending. 1
  • noun national debt money owed by a country 1
  • countable noun national debt A country's national debt is all the money that the government of the country has borrowed and still owes. 0
  • noun national debt the total outstanding borrowings of a nation's central government 0
  • noun national debt the total debt incurred by the central government of a nation, specif. by the federal government of the U.S. 0
  • noun national debt A country's national debt is the amount of debt owed by the government of that country. 0
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Origin of national debt

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85

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Parts of speech for National debt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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national debt popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for national debt

noun national debt

  • budget deficit — the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc, in any one fiscal year
  • funded debt — a debt, as in the form of bonds, having a long period of maturity.
  • public debt — national debt.
All 3 Synonyms of national debt

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