dette publique
French, noun/dɛt py.blik/
dette publique is spelled D-E-T-T-E-P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E (13 letters). Dette publique is a French feminine noun meaning “national debt, domestic debt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des sommes empruntées par l’État à des particuliers auxquels il sert un revenu appelé « rente »”.
What does dette publique mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenational debt, domestic debt
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des sommes empruntées par l’État à des particuliers auxquels il sert un revenu appelé « rente ».
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dette publique
- dettes publiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dette publique?
- /dɛt py.blik/
- \dɛt py.blik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.