debt limit

(in public finance) the legal maximum debt permitted a municipal, state, or national government.

Also called debt ceiling.

Words nearby debt limit

We are going to decide what it is we can accomplish out of this debt-limit fight.

Paul Ryan Panders With a Threat to Take the Debt Ceiling Hostage, Again |Jamelle Bouie |December 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And the future should be defined as “the day after the debt-limit increase goes into effect.”

Dirty Debt, Done Dirt Cheap |Nick Gillespie |October 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But today, all Obama can talk about are “clean” CRs and “clean” debt-limit increases.

Dirty Debt, Done Dirt Cheap |Nick Gillespie |October 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I can note that Lee and Jim DeMint did filibuster the 2011 debt-limit increase, the first-ever filibuster of a debt-limit vote.

Help Us Harry Reid, You’re Our Only Hope |Michael Tomasky |October 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

What mattered was that a shutdown is comparatively easy for the public to grasp, while the debt-limit topic is confusing.

Here Are Three Debt-Ceiling Lies You’ll Hear From the GOP This Week |Michael Tomasky |October 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST