national debt

noun

: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.

Examples of national debt in a Sentence

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The loss of the IEEPA tariffs is a massive blow to the administration’s hopes of tariff revenue not just paying down the nearly $39 trillion national debt, but being used to give rebates to Americans and replace income tax. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

The study projects deficits surpassing $2 trillion for years to come, and the widening gap between federal spending and tax revenue means that the national debt will hit levels not seen even in wartime. —Scott Hodge, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026

As the national debt rushes toward $39 trillion and Social Security and Medicare get nearer to insolvency with each tick of the clock, pressure mounts on the White House and Congress to craft a more sustainable path forward. —Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026

Massie is a libertarian-leaning Republican who opposes sinking the United States into further national debt for just about any reason. —Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2026

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