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Noun Concept
Categories: United States Department of the Treasury, Government debt
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national debt ceiling  United States debt ceiling  debt ceiling  federal debt ceiling  Gephardt Rule
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A limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress WordNet 3.0
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A limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the United States, the debt ceiling or debt limit is a legislative limit on the amount of national debt that can be incurred by the U.S. Treasury, thus limiting how much money the federal government may pay by borrowing more money, on the debt it already borrowed. Wikipedia
Limit on the amount of debt the United States is allowed to owe Wikidata