Debt Ceiling Has Some Give, Until Roof Falls In

Debt Ceiling Has Some Give, Until Roof Falls In
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Short-term measures may let the government keep paying its bills as late as Aug. 2, but the eventual cost could be vast and the damage difficult to reverse.

give
n.

1. Capacity or inclination to yield under pressure.
2. The quality or condition of resilience; springiness: "Fruits that have some give ... will have more juice than hard ones" (Elizabeth Schneider).