public debt

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noun

national debt.

Origin of public debt

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby public debt

public broadcasting service, public charge, public company, public convenience, public corporation, public debt, public defender, public domain, public enemy, public enemy number one, public enterprise

British Dictionary definitions for public debt

public debt

noun mainly US

the total financial obligations incurred by all governmental bodies of a nation
another name for national debt