national debt
noun
: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.
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The Senate package includes a $5 trillion hike to the federal debt limit, higher than the House’s $4 trillion.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 16 June 2025
The bill is also estimated to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over the next decade.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Their friendship turned sour over the administration's One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes tax cuts and an increase to the national debt ceiling.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But the Republican budget in Congress would now add three trillion dollars to the national debt.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 16 June 2025
The bill is also estimated to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over the next decade.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Their friendship turned sour over the administration's One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes tax cuts and an increase to the national debt ceiling.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But the Republican budget in Congress would now add three trillion dollars to the national debt.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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“National debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20debt. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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