Meaning of national debt | Babel Free
Definitions
Any money owed by the government of a nation.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Staatsverschuldung
Español
deuda pública
Suomi
valtionvelka
Français
dette publique
Italiano
debito pubblico
Nederlands
staatsschuld
Svenska
statsskuld
Українська
держа́вний борг
Tiếng Việt
quốc trái
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.