national debt
noun
: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.
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There is also the matter of the growing national debt, which this law will contribute to.
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
The national debt, meanwhile, keeps growing, surpassing $38 trillion in late October and setting the stage for $1 trillion or more of annual interest payments for the foreseeable future, per the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The White House did not directly respond to NPR's questions about the government's deficit spending or the increase in the national debt.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The president has also promised to use tariff revenue to pay down the ballooning national debt, currently worth about $38 trillion.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
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Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
The national debt, meanwhile, keeps growing, surpassing $38 trillion in late October and setting the stage for $1 trillion or more of annual interest payments for the foreseeable future, per the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The White House did not directly respond to NPR's questions about the government's deficit spending or the increase in the national debt.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The president has also promised to use tariff revenue to pay down the ballooning national debt, currently worth about $38 trillion.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for national debt
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“National debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20debt. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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