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DEBT CEILING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does debt ceiling mean?
• DEBT CEILING (noun)
The noun DEBT CEILING has 1 sense:
1. the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
Familiarity information: DEBT CEILING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
debt ceiling; debt limit
Hypernyms ("debt ceiling" is a kind of...):
debt (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debt ceiling"):
national debt ceiling (a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress)
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