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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNational Debt
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl dɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The total amount of money that a government owes to creditors.
"The national debt has increased significantly due to recent government spending." - 2
The accumulation of past deficits, which is the result of government borrowing.
"Managing the national debt is a critical issue for policymakers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'national debt' combines 'national', derived from the Latin 'natio' meaning 'birth' or 'race', and 'debt', from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. The phrase has evolved to refer specifically to the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "National Debt" is said worldwide
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dette nationale
Transliteration: det natjonal
"La dette nationale a atteint un niveau record."
Staatsverschuldung
Transliteration: Shtaatsfer-shool-dung
"Die Staatsverschuldung ist ein wichtiges Thema in der Politik."
debito pubblico
Transliteration: debito pubblico
"Il debito pubblico è aumentato negli ultimi anni."
deuda nacional
Transliteration: deuda nacional
"La deuda nacional ha crecido considerablemente."
dívida nacional
Transliteration: dívida nacional
"A dívida nacional é uma preocupação constante."
राष्ट्रीय ऋण
Transliteration: Rāṣhṭrīya ṛṇ
"राष्ट्रीय ऋण में वृद्धि हो रही है।"
国家债务
Transliteration: guójiā zhàiwù
"国家债务正在增加。"
국가 부채
Transliteration: gukga buchae
"국가 부채가 증가하고 있습니다."
国債
Transliteration: kokusai
"国債が増加しています。"
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