national debt
noun
: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.
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The increase in red ink brought the national debt to $36.1 trillion as the month drew to a close.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
As of October this year, the U.S. national debt sits at $35.95 trillion.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Tennessee Republican urged his colleagues in the lower chamber to resort to passing single-issue spending legislation to help out in cutting down the national debt.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Estimates have found that extending the 2017 law would increase the national debt by more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
As of October this year, the U.S. national debt sits at $35.95 trillion.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Tennessee Republican urged his colleagues in the lower chamber to resort to passing single-issue spending legislation to help out in cutting down the national debt.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Estimates have found that extending the 2017 law would increase the national debt by more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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“National debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20debt. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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