debt ceiling

collocation in English

meaningsofdebtandceiling

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debt
noun[C or U]
uk
/det/us
/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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ceiling
noun
uk
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look ...
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(Definition ofdebtandceilingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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How many electricity boards were still imposing a fixeddebtceilingat the time when the agreement was reached?
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Yoho also is opposed to raising thedebtceilingunless significant spending cuts are made; he is also opposed to earmarks in legislation.
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This 2011 act authorized an increase in thedebtceilingin exchange for $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction over the following ten years.
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As this totaldebtceilinglimit is currently set at $500 million by agreement with the federal government, incorporating the bridge debt became a significant issue.
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Once thedebtceilingcrisis of the summer of 2011 was resolved, however, attention to the concept faded.
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The bill, which would have raised thedebtceilingby $2.4 trillion, failed by a vote of 97318.
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Because expenditures are authorized by separate legislation, thedebtceilingdoes not directly limit government deficits.
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The agreement involved one third funding by the state and required an increase in the state'sdebtceilingto fund its portion of the deal.
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After months of heated debate, thedebtceilingwas ultimately raised and the tax cuts extended.
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Thedebtceilingwas not raised until the spring of 1954.
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The apparent redundancy of thedebtceilinghas led to suggestions that it should be abolished altogether.
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Thedebtceilinghas been raised 68 times since 1960.
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I do nt believe thedebtceilinghas to be raised...
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The statutorydebtceilingand the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy.
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The borrowing-capdebtceilingas of 2005 stood at $8.18 trillion.
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Thedebtceilingis an aggregate figure which applies to the gross debt, which includes debt in the hands of the public and in intra-government accounts.
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However, the central state did not concede the right to set debt ceilings for the supposedly independent provinces.
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Congress has used this method to deal with an encroachingdebtceilingin previous years, as the federal borrowing limit was raised in 2002 and 2003.
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