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odious debt

odious debt noun: the national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, and thus considered to be a personal debt of the regime and not a debt of the state.

Noun

odious debt (countable and uncountable, plural odious debts)

  1. (international law) The national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, and thus considered to be a personal debt of the regime and not a debt of the state.

Forms of odious debt

pluralodious debts

Questions about odious debt

What does odious debt mean?
Odious debt means the national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, and thus considered to be a personal debt of the regime and not a debt of the state.
What part of speech is odious debt?
Odious debt is a noun.
What is the plural of odious debt?
The plural of odious debt is odious debts.

Words near odious debt in the dictionary

  1. odintsovite
  2. Odintsovo
  3. Odiongan
  4. odious
  5. odious as a toad
  6. odious debt
  7. odious debts
  8. odiously
  9. odiousness
  10. odiousnesses
  11. ODIs

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