the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation
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public debt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | debt |
Examples of public debt
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Greece's public debt is forecast to reach 125% of its national income this year.
From the guardian.co.uk
Were these obligations included, they could easily double Britain's public debt.
From the economist.com
The banking fund will help to push the public debt up to 38.8% of GDP next year.
From the economist.com
The desire for an agreed set of procedures for a public-debt default is not new.
From the economist.com
So if public debt is your yardstick, then the Spaniards were paragons of virtue.
From the huffingtonpost.com
These are the dominant economic entities setting policies regarding public debt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Turner is being disengenious when he talks about private and public sector debt.
From the guardian.co.uk
Borrowing ballooned, public sector debt climbed and retrenchment beckoned again.
From the guardian.co.uk
The bailouts have transferred a lot of private-sector debt to the public sector.
From the online.wsj.com
