单词 | debt ceiling |
释义 | debt ceiling (once / 37883 pages) n WORD FAMILY debt ceiling USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Mulvaney played down predictions of a disastrous government default if the debt ceiling were not raised. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) That’s especially true given the vote coming next March on raising the debt ceiling. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) The House, of course, will refuse to raise the debt ceiling or approve any budget and will gleefully shut down the federal government. New York Times(Aug 22, 2016) n the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity Syn|Hypo|Hyper debt limit national debt ceiling a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress debt money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
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