请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 national debt
释义

national debt

SEE SYNONYMS FOR national debt ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
Also called public debt.

Origin of national debt

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby national debt

National Conference of Christians and Jews, National Convention, National Country Party, National Covenant, National Curriculum, national debt, National Economic Development Council, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Enterprise Board, national forest
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for national debt

national debt

noun

the total outstanding borrowings of a nation's central governmentAlso called (esp US): public debt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for national debt

national debt

The debt of the government; the amount of borrowing by the government to meet expenditures exceeding tax revenues.

notes for national debt

A large national debt can inhibit growth and drive up interest rates.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 23:07:22