HyperDic: national_debt

English > 1 sense of the expression *national debt*:
NOUN	possession	national debt	the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)

English > *national debt*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	The debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions).
Broader	debt	money or goods or services owed by one person to another
Spanish	deuda pública