English Explanatory Dictionary

public purse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.

Pronunciation

/pʌblɪk ˈpɜːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-public purse.wav /pʌblɪk ˈpɜɹs/

Word forms

public purse public purses

Related words

disbursement hold the purse strings power of the purse public debt public interest exchequer treasury
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