Synonyms for public debt
pub·lic debt

Princeton's WordNet

1. public debtnoun

   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

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1. • Debt

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1. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota:

   I want to be clear at the outset that I am not saying that it is appropriate for fiscal policymakers to increase the long-run level of public debt, i am simply pointing to one benefit associated with such an increase: It allows the central bank to be more effective in mitigating the impact of adverse shocks to aggregate demand.

2. Carl Tricoli:

   This is an environment that private equity thrives in, the public equity markets are shut down, the public debt markets are shut down and companies' cash flows are going to be less, so they are going to need capital from somewhere.

3. Christine Lagarde:

   With revenues down, fiscal deficits are only slowly declining, despite significant reforms on both the spending and revenue sides, including the introduction of VAT and excise taxes, this has led to a sharp increase in public debt, from 13 percent of GDP in 2013 to 33 percent in 2018.

4. Giuseppe Conte:

   Italian public debt is fully sustainable today, however, its reduction must be pursued, but with a view to economic growth.

5. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe:

   My objective is not to increase indefinitely the public debt. It is to give our hospitals some room for maneuver.