Meaning of public purse | Babel Free
pʌblɪk ˈpɜːsDefinitions
A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.
Equivalents
Examples
“Money in the public purse should be spent in the public interest⟳.”
“This means that while initial funding will come⟳ from the public purse, landowners along the route will eventually pay⟳ back a share⟳ of the uplift in land⟳ values created by the new line.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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