单词 | private finance initiative |
释义 | > as lemmasprivate finance initiative private finance initiative n. (also with capital initials) British a government scheme under which private sector finance is used to supplement public sector investment in public services, first proposed in 1989, with official guidelines being issued by the Treasury in 1992; abbreviated PFI. ΚΠ 1989 Hansard Commons 22 May 423 The Government will keep up the momentum of the private finance initiative. 2002 Metro 20 Sept. (London ed.) 4/4 Gordon Brown..said it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ to suspend the Private Finance Initiative, arguing it would deny the public the services they needed. < as lemmas |
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