national debt

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any money owed by the government of a nation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldeuda pública

Françaisdette publique

DeutschStaatsschuld Staatsverschuldung

14 more languages

Eestiriigivõlg

Suomivaltionvelka

Gaeilgefiach náisiúnta

Magyarállamadósság

Italianodebito pubblico

日本語公債国債

ქართულისახელმწიფო ვალი

한국어공채 국채

Nederlandsstaatsschuld

Polskidług państwowy dług publiczny

Русскийгосуда́рственный долг национа́льный долг

Svenskastatsskuld

Українськадержа́вний борг

Tiếng Việtquốc 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.

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See also

National Diet national dress national emblem national epic national flour National Front

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