| NOUN | possession | public debt | the total / total of the nation's debts |
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| Meaning | The total / 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. | |
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| Broader | debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
| Spanish | deuda pública | |
| Catalan | deute públic | |
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