Definition of Public debt

1. Noun. 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.

Generic synonyms: Debt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Debt

public-relations campaign
public-school
public-sector
public-service corporation
public-spirited
public access
public access television
public address system
public authorities
public authority
public charity
public comment
public comments
public convenience
public debate
public debt (current term)
public defender
public discussion
public domain
public enemies
public enemy
public executioner
public exposure
public eye
public figure
public figures
public finance
public good
public health

Literary usage of Public debt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1915)
"Moneys and securities which had previously been specifically dedicated to the payment of the public debt of Virginia must be taken into account in ..."

2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"Canal debt; decrease of revenues upon the public works does not impair ability of fund comrs. to meet the Interest on public debt; deficiency in revenues ..."

3. Public Debts: An Essay in the Science of Finance by Henry Carter Adams (1887)
"PEACE MANAGEMENT OF A public debt. THERE can be no controversy ... A public debt comes to be of general convenience when of such form and character as to ..."

4. Public Debts: An Essay in the Science of Finance by Henry Carter Adams (1887)
"PEACE MANAGEMENT OF A public debt. THERE can be no controversy respecting the ... A public debt comes to be of general convenience when of such form and ..."

5. Public Debts: An Essay in the Science of Finance by Henry Carter Adams (1887)
"PEACE MANAGEMENT OF A public debt. THERE can be no controversy respecting the ... A public debt conies to be of general convenience when of such form and ..."

6. Public Debts: An Essay in the Science of Finance by Henry Carter Adams (1890)
"PEACE MANAGEMENT OF A public debt. THERE can be no controversy respecting the purpose that should control the management of a public debt in time of peace. ..."

7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... first, the existence of a money market where capital can be obtained in exchange for the promises to pay in the future which constitute a public debt. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Public debt on Dictionary.com!Search for Public debt on Thesaurus.com!Search for Public debt on Google!Search for Public debt on Wikipedia!

Search