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Meaning of national debt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any money owed by the government of a nation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Staatsschuld Staatsverschuldung
Español deuda pública
Eesti riigivõlg
Suomi valtionvelka
Français dette publique
Gaeilge fiach náisiúnta
Magyar államadósság
Italiano debito pubblico
日本語 公債 国債
ქართული სახელმწიფო ვალი
한국어 공채 국채
Nederlands staatsschuld
Polski dług państwowy dług publiczny
Русский госуда́рственный долг национа́льный долг
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.
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See also

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

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