national debt
noun
: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.
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In an economy already showing signs of stagnation, higher borrowing costs could stifle growth, deter investment, and amplify the burdens of a ballooning national debt.
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Higher tariff revenues mean less need for federal borrowing, resulting in significant savings on national debt interest payments.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Outside the hall was a poster board with bullet points about the bill, among them that sixteen million Americans would lose their health care, and that $3.25 trillion would be added to the national debt.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Polls regularly show the public is concerned about the national debt.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Higher tariff revenues mean less need for federal borrowing, resulting in significant savings on national debt interest payments.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Outside the hall was a poster board with bullet points about the bill, among them that sixteen million Americans would lose their health care, and that $3.25 trillion would be added to the national debt.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Polls regularly show the public is concerned about the national debt.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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“National debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20debt. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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