government borrowing

AmE /ˈɡʌvərnmənt ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of government borrowing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

public finance

TECH.

practice of a public authority taking loans to fund its activities

TECH.

High levels of government borrowing can lead to higher interest rates.

business

TECH.

total amount of new debt taken by a public authority in a period

TECH.

The chancellor announced that government borrowing would fall next year.

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Expressions with government

big government

government with much control or many programs and spending

Many people dislike big government for its high spending and control.

puppet government

government controlled by another country

The puppet government was manipulated by foreign powers to serve their interests..

marionette government

government controlled by an external power

The country was ruled by a marionette government.

shadow government

secret group controlling behind the scenes

Some believe a shadow government influences major decisions.

bring down the government

cause the government to lose power or be overthrown

The opposition party plans to bring down the government.

bring the government down

cause the government to collapse or resign

The opposition party aims to bring the government down.

Expressions with borrowing

borrowing card

card used to borrow items from a library

She used her borrowing card to check out three books.

borrowing capacity

maximum amount of money a person or organization can responsibly borrow

The bank assessed his borrowing capacity before approving the mortgage application.

linguistic borrowing

taking words from another language

English has many linguistic borrowings from French.

borrowing cost

expenses incurred when borrowing money or resources

The borrowing cost of the loan was too high.

borrowing power

maximum money someone is allowed to borrow from lenders

The bank calculated his borrowing power before approving the home loan.

Terms with government borrowing included in their meaning

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national debt

government borrowing

total amount of money that a government owes

sovereign debt

government borrowing

money borrowed by a national government

credit control

macroeconomic policy

system of rules used by a government to limit borrowing in an economy

national debt ceiling

government borrowing

maximum amount a government can borrow

floating debt

finance

short-term government borrowing through Treasury bills

Examples of government borrowing in a sentence

Strict limits on government borrowing were written into the new constitution.
Rising government borrowing pushed interest rates higher.
The report warned that excessive government borrowing could undermine investor confidence.

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French:endettement public, emprunts de l'État, ...
German:staatliche Kreditaufnahme, Nettokreditaufnahme des Staates, ...
Italian:indebitamento pubblico, ...
Spanish:endeudamiento público, deuda pública, ...
Portuguese:endividamento público, empréstimos do governo, ...
Chinese:政府举债, 政府借债, ...
Japanese:政府借入, 政府借入金, ...
Arabic:اِقْتِراض الحُكُومَة, الاقْتِراض الحُكومِيّ, ...
Hebrew:גִּיּוּס חוֹב מִמְשַׁלְתִּי, הַלְוָאָה מַמְשַׁלְתִּית חֲדָשָׁה, ...
Russian:государственные заимствования, государственный займ, ...
Ukrainian:державні запозичення, позики уряду, ...
Hindi:सरकारी उधार, सरकारी ऋण-ग्रহণ, ...
Bengali:সরকারি ঋণগ্রহণ, সরকারের ঋণগ্রহণ, ...
Catalan:endeutament públic, endeutament del govern, ...
Czech:vládní zadlužování, zadlužení vlády, ...
Danish:offentlig låntagning, offentligt gældsoptag, ...
Dutch:overheidsleningen, overheidsontleningen, ...
Greek:κρατικός δανεισμός, δανεισμός του κράτους, ...
Hungarian:állami hitelfelvétel, ...
Khmer:ការខ្ចីប្រាក់របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល, បំណុលថ្មីរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល, ...
Korean:정부 차입, 정부의 신규 차입, ...
Persian:استقراض دولتی, استقراض دولت, ...
Polish:zaciąganie długu publicznego, zadłużenie rządu, ...
Portuguese (BR):endividamento do governo, ...
Romanian:împrumuturi guvernamentale, împrumuturile guvernamentale, ...
Swedish:statlig upplåning, ...
Thai:การกู้ยืมของรัฐบาล, การกู้ยืมภาครัฐ, ...
Turkish:kamu borçlanması, ...
Vietnamese:vay nợ của chính phủ, khoản vay của chính phủ, ...

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