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public finance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A field of economics concerned with paying for collective or governmental activities, and with the administration and design of those activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hisenda pública — field of economics
  • French: finances publiques — field of economics
  • German: Finanzwissenschaft — field of economics
  • Hungarian: államháztartástan — field of economics
  • Italian: finanza pubblica — field of economics
  • Polish: finanse publiczne — field of economics
  • Portuguese: finanças públicas — field of economics
  • Turkish: maliye — field of economics