"sovereign debt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sovereign debts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sovereign debt (countable and uncountable, plural sovereign debts)
  1. (economics) The amount of money outstanding that was borrowed by a government in order to finance expenditure not covered by taxation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: government debt, national debt, public debt
    Sense id: en-sovereign_debt-en-noun-jQUcdejC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences

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