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national debt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any money owed by the government of a nation.
   • The only reference to the national debt - the reduction of which was once a top priority for Republicans of all stripes - was a passing mention of the subject during a litany of Barack Obama's economic failings. 2017 March 1, Anthony Zurcher, “Trump addresses Congress: A kinder, gentler president”, in BBC News:

Forms

Synonyms

sovereign debt · public debt · government debt

Translations (60)

ky мамлекеттик карыз (money owed by the government of a nation) · cmn 國債 /国债 (money owed by the government of a nation) · sq borxhi kombëtar (money owed by the government of a nation) · lt valstybės skola (money owed by the government of a nation) · ga fiach náisiúnta (money owed by the government of a nation) · et riigivõlg (money owed by the government of a nation) · ro datoria națională (money owed by the government of a nation) · sv statsskuld (money owed by the government of a nation) · ka სახელმწიფო ვალი (money owed by the government of a nation) · be дзяржа́ўны доўг (money owed by the government of a nation) · mk државен долг (money owed by the government of a nation) · hu államadósság (money owed by the government of a nation) · ko 국채 (money owed by the government of a nation) · it debito pubblico (money owed by the government of a nation) · lv valsts parāds (money owed by the government of a nation) · pl dług państwowy (money owed by the government of a nation) · ko 공채 (money owed by the government of a nation) · tr devlet borcu (money owed by the government of a nation) · kk мемлекеттік борыш (money owed by the government of a nation) · fa-ira بِدِهیِ دُولَت (money owed by the government of a nation) · tg қарзи давлатӣ (money owed by the government of a nation) · fa-ira بِدِهیِ عُمومی (money owed by the government of a nation) · sq borxhi qeveritar (money owed by the government of a nation) · hy սուվերեն պարտք (money owed by the government of a nation) · nb statsgjeld (money owed by the government of a nation) · bg държа́вен дълг (money owed by the government of a nation) · fi valtionvelka (money owed by the government of a nation) · cs státní dluh (money owed by the government of a nation) · ru госуда́рственный долг (money owed by the government of a nation) · sw deni la taifa (money owed by the government of a nation) · tg қарзи миллӣ (money owed by the government of a nation) · vi quốc trái (money owed by the government of a nation) · nl staatsschuld (money owed by the government of a nation) · nn statsgjeld (money owed by the government of a nation) · ru национа́льный долг (money owed by the government of a nation) · hi राजकीय ऋण (money owed by the government of a nation) · yue 國債 /国债 (money owed by the government of a nation) · eo ŝtatŝuldo (money owed by the government of a nation) · ja 国債 (money owed by the government of a nation) · vi nợ chính phủ (money owed by the government of a nation) · uz davlat qarzi (money owed by the government of a nation) · is ríkisskuld (money owed by the government of a nation) · sl državni dolg (money owed by the government of a nation) · vi nợ công (money owed by the government of a nation) · es deuda pública (money owed by the government of a nation) · fr dette publique (money owed by the government of a nation) · vi nợ quốc gia (money owed by the government of a nation) · sh državni dug (money owed by the government of a nation) · th หนี้สาธารณะ (money owed by the government of a nation) · de Staatsverschuldung (money owed by the government of a nation) · uk держа́вний борг (money owed by the government of a nation) · ru госдо́лг (money owed by the government of a nation) · tt дәүләт бурычы (money owed by the government of a nation) · el δημόσιο χρέος (money owed by the government of a nation) · ar دَيْن عَامّ (money owed by the government of a nation) · sk štátny dlh (money owed by the government of a nation) · ar دَيْن سِيَادِيّ (money owed by the government of a nation) · sh државни дуг (money owed by the government of a nation) · ja 公債 (money owed by the government of a nation) · pl dług publiczny (money owed by the government of a nation)