national debt ceiling national debt • national flag · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · national debt ceiling · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 21 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress. Synonyms: national debt ceiling. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074