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The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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A resource, service, or other provision which contributes to the general welfare of the people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
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A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: economics, sciences
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Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
interès general
— welfare of the people
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Chinese Mandarin:
公益
(gōngyì)
— welfare of the people
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Danish:
fælles bedste
— welfare of the people
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Dutch:
publiek belang
— welfare of the people
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Finnish:
yleinen hyvä
— welfare of the people
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French:
intérêt général
— welfare of the people
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German:
Allgemeinwohl
— welfare of the people
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German:
Gemeinwohl
— welfare of the people
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Hungarian:
közjó
— welfare of the people
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Indonesian:
kebaikan bersama
— welfare of the people
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Korean:
공익
(gong'ik)
— welfare of the people
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Polish:
dobro publiczne
— welfare of the people
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Serbo-Croatian:
javno dobro
— welfare of the people
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Sikkimese:
ཀུན་དོན
(kun don)
— welfare of the people
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Spanish:
bien público
— welfare of the people
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Welsh:
lles cyffredin
— welfare of the people
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Armenian:
հասարակական ապրանք
(hasarakakan aprankʻ)
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Catalan:
bé públic
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Chinese Mandarin:
公共物品
(gōnggòng wùpǐn)
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Danish:
offentligt gode
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Dutch:
publiek goed
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Finnish:
julkishyödyke
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Finnish:
julkinen hyödyke
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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French:
bien public
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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German:
öffentliches Gut
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Hungarian:
közjószág
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Korean:
공공재
(gonggongjae)
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Polish:
dobro publiczne
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Serbo-Croatian:
javno dobro
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Spanish:
bien público
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
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Welsh:
lles cyffredin
— good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable
