Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community.

    Allgemeinwohl, Gemeinwohl

  2. (broadly, countable)A resource, service, or other provision which contributes to the general welfare of the people.

  3. (countable)A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable.

    öffentliches Gut

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The public is the best judge.

    ruПублика - лучший судья. — shanghainese

    deDie Öffentlichkeit ist der beste Richter. — xtofu80

  2. This letter concerns the public good.

  3. The media are more concerned with profits than the public good.

    deDen Medien geht es mehr um Profit als um das Gemeinwohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Through public relations, a good man can even convince with truth.

  5. The American public deserves better.

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
welfare of the people:
good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable:

Forms

plural: public goods
Singularpublic good
Pluralpublic goods

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfree rider

See also

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