public good en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (uncountable) The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community.
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(broadly, countable) A resource, service, or other provision which contributes to the general welfare of the people.
I heartily agree with Deresiewicz that high-quality postsecondary education is a public good which should be accessible to any citizen who can profit from it.
2014 September 5, Steven Pinker, “The Trouble With Harvard”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2015:
- (countable) A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| public goods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
club good · private good · common good
Relateds
let George do it · free rider · tragedy of the commons
Translations (31)
es bien público (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · es bien público (welfare of the people) · fi julkishyödyke (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · de Gemeinwohl (welfare of the people) · ca bé públic (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · de Allgemeinwohl (welfare of the people) · hu közjószág (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · cmn 公益 (welfare of the people) · ca interès general (welfare of the people) · fr bien public (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · da fælles bedste (welfare of the people) · cy lles cyffredin (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · de öffentliches Gut (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · hu közjó (welfare of the people) · ko 공익 (welfare of the people) · fr intérêt général (welfare of the people) · nl publiek belang (welfare of the people) · cmn 公共物品 (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · cy lles cyffredin (welfare of the people) · sh javno dobro (welfare of the people) · sip ཀུན་དོན (welfare of the people) · sh javno dobro (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · hy հասարակական ապրանք (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · ko 공공재 (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · fi julkinen hyödyke (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · da offentligt gode (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · id kebaikan bersama (welfare of the people) · pl dobro publiczne (welfare of the people) · pl dobro publiczne (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · nl publiek goed (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) · fi yleinen hyvä (welfare of the people)