the public pursenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈpɜːs/us/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈpɝːs/mainly UKmoney from the government:
People should provide for their own retirement and not expect to be supported by the public purse.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Economics
- autarchy
- broad money
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- consumer price index
- credit crunch
- depressed
- downturn
- expenditure
- GDP per capita
- GNI
- hyperinflation
- market forces
- mixed economy
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- retail price index
- spending
- stall
- trade figures
- upturn
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