public debt

noun

Synonym of national debt.

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national debt
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Meanings

nounpublic debt (countable and uncountable, plural public debts)

plural public debts

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of national debt.

    Synonyms: national debt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of national debt.

Similar
national debt
Also see
national debtsovereign debt
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APA

public debt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20debt

MLA

“public debt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20debt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public debt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20debt.

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