Money in the public purse should be spent in the public interest.
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Public purse
/pʌblɪk ˈpɜːs/
Synonyms for "public purse" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
exchequergovernment funded
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
government fundinggovernment treasurypublic funds
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
public moneystate fundedstate fundstaxpayer fundedtaxpayer funds
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
8 entriesearmarked fundingeducation budgeteducation fundfederal grantsfederally fundedgrant fundedmilitary budgettreasury funds
Collocations
11 entriesInflections
3 entriesmore public pursemost public pursepublic purses
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary