Phrase guide

public-private partnership

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An arrangement by which one or more private firms agrees to fund, create, or operate a facility, service, or other element of public infrastructure (such as a school, hospital, or highway) which is usually the sole responsibility of government, in return for all or some of the revenue generated by that facility or service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, government

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23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 公共私營合作制 /公共私营合作制 (gōnggòng sīyíng hézuò zhì) — arrangement
  • Dutch: publiek-private samenwerking — arrangement
  • Dutch: pps — arrangement
  • Finnish: julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin kumppanuus — arrangement
  • Finnish: julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin yhteistyöhanke — arrangement
  • French: partenariat public-privé — arrangement
  • French: PPP — arrangement
  • Georgian: საჯარო-კერძო პარტნიორობა (saǯaro-ḳerʒo ṗarṭnioroba) — arrangement
  • Indonesian: kemitraan publik-privat — arrangement
  • Indonesian: kemitraan pemerintah-swasta — arrangement
  • Malay: perkongsian awam-swasta — arrangement
  • Polish: partnerstwo publiczno-prywatne — arrangement
  • Portuguese: parceria público-privada — arrangement
  • Russian: госуда́рственно-ча́стное партнёрство (gosudárstvenno-částnoje partnjórstvo) — arrangement
  • Russian: муниципа́льно-ча́стное партнёрство (municipálʹno-částnoje partnjórstvo) — arrangement
  • Russian: ГЧП (GČP) — arrangement
  • Russian: МЧП (MČP) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: держа́вно-прива́тне партне́рство (deržávno-pryvátne partnérstvo) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: муніципа́льно-прива́тне партне́рство (municypálʹno-pryvátne partnérstvo) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: публі́чно-прива́тне партне́рство (publíčno-pryvátne partnérstvo) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: ДПП (DPP) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: МПП (MPP) — arrangement
  • Ukrainian: ППП (PPP) — arrangement