/ Dictionary / Index N national debt: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: na'tional debt' Pronunciation: [key] the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. National Covenant National Endowment for the Arts Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language