Meanings
noundebt ceiling (plural debt ceilings)
plural debt ceilings · alternative debt-ceiling
- economicsThe limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 債務上限 /债务上限, 债务上限
- 債務上限 /债务上限 (zhàiwù shàngxiàn)limit
- 债务上限 (zhàiwù shàngxiàn)limit
Finnish velkakatto
- velkakattolimit
French plafond de dette
- plafond de dettelimit
German Schuldengrenze, Schuldenobergrenze
- Schuldengrenzelimit
- Schuldenobergrenzelimit
Hungarian adósságplafon
- adósságplafonlimit
Cite this entry
APA
debt ceiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20ceiling
MLA
“debt ceiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20ceiling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debt ceiling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20ceiling.
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