national debt
national debt 国债 国家负有清偿义务的债务,包括诸如国库券、国库票据、国库债券等形式的债务及外债。
national debt. The total financial obligation of the federal government, including such instruments as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, as well as foreign debt. [Cases: United States 79. C.J.S. United States §§ 153, 169.]