Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The general interest of the population as a whole.

    Gemeinwohl, Allgemeinwohl

    о́бщее бла́гоóbščeje blágo

  2. (countable, uncountable)A good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable.

    the good of a community

  3. (Scotland, countable, uncountable)The corporate property of a burgh in Scotland.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. He contributed to the common good.

    deEr hat zum Wohl der Gesellschaft beigetragen. — xtofu80

  2. He worked for the common good.

    deEr arbeitete für das Gemeinwohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. She works for the common good.

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  4. Open data is a common good.

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  5. He was working for the common good.

    deEr arbeitete für das Gemeinwohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
general interest of the population as a whole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
general interest of the population as a whole:

Forms

plural: common goods
Singularcommon good
Pluralcommon goods

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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