public purse

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Noun

[edit]

public purse (plural public purses)

  1. Money collected or controlled by the government or taxpayers meant for public use.
    The public purse should be spent in the public interest.
    • 2021 February 10, “Network News: Additional funds enable preparatory work for Ashington reopening”, in RAIL, number 924, page 8:
      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.

Synonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]