debt ceiling

1. 1.

   the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity

   Synonymsdebt limit

   Broaderdebt

   Narrowernational debt ceiling

Questions about debt ceiling

What does debt ceiling mean?

debt ceiling means "the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity".

What is another word for debt ceiling?

Close synonyms include debt limit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.