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Definition of public purse in English: public pursenoun The funds raised by a government by taxation or other means. a drain on the public purse Example sentencesExamples - Demands on the public purse continue to grow and tax revenues are depleted.
- Nepotism was rife, friends and relatives were given jobs or found themselves the recipients of grants funded from the public purse.
- Why should what we pay or don't pay to the public purse be confidential?
- He said that the public purse was not being properly protected.
- One of the reasons is that the trip was funded from the public purse and, as taxpayers, people deserve an explanation.
Definition of public purse in US English: public pursenounˈpəblik pərs The funds raised by a government by taxation or other means. a drain on the public purse Example sentencesExamples - One of the reasons is that the trip was funded from the public purse and, as taxpayers, people deserve an explanation.
- Demands on the public purse continue to grow and tax revenues are depleted.
- Why should what we pay or don't pay to the public purse be confidential?
- He said that the public purse was not being properly protected.
- Nepotism was rife, friends and relatives were given jobs or found themselves the recipients of grants funded from the public purse.
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