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

Additionally, tariff revenue contributes to lowering the national debt, reinforcing economic sovereignty. —Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025

Many Democrats have said Republicans and Trump will cut various entitlements as part of efforts to shrink the federal government, reduce the national debt, and limit government spending. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025

Advocates like Senator Cynthia Lummis, for example, believe a strategic Bitcoin reserve could halve the national debt by 2045. —Sam Lyman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Still, the Trump administration has pointed to tariffs aimed at fixing trade deficits as a potential source of government revenue to pay down the national debt and fund tax cuts. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025

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