public purse
public purse · public purses
öffentliche Hand, Staatskasse
A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and…A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.
UK/pʌblɪk ˈpɜːs/US/pʌblɪk ˈpɜɹs/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.
Money in the public purse should be spent in the public interest.
Staatskasse, öffentliche Hand
Translations
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By meaning 1
quantity of money collected by a government and used for public purposes:
Forms
plural: public purses| Singular | public purse |
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