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
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: loasaceae: family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: lamppost: a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: 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
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: black mamba: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: subclass: (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: soda can: a can for holding soft drinks
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: direct action: a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: sport utility: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: bank gravel: gravel as found in natural deposits
Broader: possession: anything owned or possessed | Unrelated: selvage: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray