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Meanings of national debt in English

The total amount of all government securities outstanding.

        Usage of national debt in English
        1
        He insisted that efforts must continue to reduce the national debt burden.
        The Irish Times
        2
        NZ Increased taxes and national debt to pay for the war effort.
        Radio NZ
        3
        These developments will push up the cost of servicing the national debt.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Unemployment and emigration rose as growth contracted and the national debt soared.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Australia is willing to help Papua New Guinea refinance its national debt.
        Radio NZ
        6
        But who would get Brussels, the national debt and the football team?
        The Irish Times
        7
        The national debt is to be paid off in the same way.
        Freeland: A Social Anticipation
        8
        Trump promised during the campaign that he would eliminate the national debt.
        Reuters
        9
        You were there as our national debt skyrocketed to almost R3 trillion.
        The South African
        10
        The nation moreover, was burdened by the growth of the national debt.
        A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleo...
        11
        In a short time, one half of the national debt was transferred.
        A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleo...
        12
        Some were for buying government bonds and so reducing the national debt.
        A Brief History of the United States
        13
        Because of this and hard times a second national debt was started.
        A School History of the United States
        14
        Our national debt will be eagerly sought for, I have no doubt.
        Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
        15
        If payments continue when they're no longer needed, our national debt grows more.
        News.com.au
        16
        The government will use the funds to help cut national debt.
        The Irish Times
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        National debt through the time
        National debt across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        South Africa
        Common
        New Zealand
        Less common
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