National-debt
noun
1.
the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
noun
1.
the total outstanding borrowings of a nation’s central government Also called (esp US) public debt
The debt of the government; the amount of borrowing by the government to meet expenditures exceeding tax revenues.
Note: A large national debt can inhibit growth and drive up interest rates.
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