Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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public debt | Yes | No | No | No |
debt | Yes | No | No | No |
public debt (noun) | debt (noun) |
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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 | an obligation to pay or do something |
money or goods or services owed by one person to another | |
the state of owing something (especially money) |