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

Recent Examples on the Web

These firms buy up struggling countries’ national debt for cheap, sue them for years, and demand massive payouts with interest, while schools, hospitals, and basic services in these countries fall apart due to lack of funds. —Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026

The national debt is now roughly 100% of GDP, crossing that threshold in late April, and is projected to climb to 120% by 2036. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026

The cost of servicing the national debt has tripled since 2021 to more than $1 trillion annually, said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution. —Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Our reality is that the American public, and thus the American electorate, refuse to take action in the face of an ever-growing national debt. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

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