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1public debt — n. 1. the total debt of all governmental units, including those of state and local governments 2. NATIONAL DEBT * * * obligations of governments, particularly those evidenced by securities, to pay certain sums to the holders at some future… …
2Public Debt Acts — are Acts of Congress which attempt to define public spending limits within a fiscal year. United States The United States Public Debt Act of 1939 eliminated separate limits on different types of debt.[1] The Public Debt Act of 1941 raised the… …
3public debt — n. 1. the total debt of all governmental units, including those of state and local governments 2. NATIONAL DEBT …
4public debt — issues of debt by governments to compensate for a lack of tax revenues. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * public debt public debt ➔ debt * * * public debt UK US noun ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► [S] US NATIONAL DEBT(Cf. ↑ …
5public debt — debt of a country, national debt …
6Ottoman public debt — The Ottoman public debt was a term which dated back to 4 August 1854,[1] when the Ottoman Empire first entered into loan contracts with its European creditors shortly after the beginning of the Crimean War.[2] The Empire entered into subsequent… …
7public debt — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑debt * * * noun : national debt …
8public debt — pub′lic debt′ n. gov national debt • Etymology: 1715–25 …
9public debt. — See national debt. [1715 25] * * * …
10public debt. — See national debt. [1715 25] …
