Term: public debt: 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
Candidate hypernym: possession: anything owned or possessed → 1
Candidate hypernym: loasaceae: family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia → 0
Candidate hypernym: lamppost: a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) → 0
Candidate hypernym: inborn error of metabolism: any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism → 0
Candidate hypernym: black mamba: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite → 0
Candidate hypernym: subclass: (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order → 0
Candidate hypernym: soda can: a can for holding soft drinks → 0
Candidate hypernym: direct action: a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands → 0
Candidate hypernym: sport utility: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis → 0
Candidate hypernym: bank gravel: gravel as found in natural deposits → 0
Candidate hypernym: selvage: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray → 0