"public good" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: public goods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} public good (countable and uncountable, plural public goods)
  1. (uncountable) The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community. Tags: uncountable Translations (welfare of the people): 公益 (gōngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), fælles bedste [neuter] (Danish), publiek belang [neuter] (Dutch), yleinen hyvä (Finnish), intérêt général [masculine] (French), Allgemeinwohl [neuter] (German), Gemeinwohl [neuter] (German), közjó (Hungarian), 공익 (gong'ik) (Korean), javno dobro [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), bien público [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-public_good-en-noun-wASYVWAh Disambiguation of 'welfare of the people': 98 2
  2. (economics, countable) A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Economics Related terms: free rider, let George do it, tragedy of the commons Translations (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable): հասարակական ապրանք (hasarakakan aprankʻ) (Armenian), bé públic [masculine] (Catalan), 公共物品 (gōnggòng wùpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), offentligt gode [neuter] [economics, science, sciences] (Danish), publiek goed [neuter] (Dutch), julkishyödyke (Finnish), julkinen hyödyke (Finnish), bien public [masculine] (French), öffentliches Gut [neuter] (German), közjószág (Hungarian), 공공재 (gonggongjae) (Korean), javno dobro [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), bien público [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-public_good-en-noun-FNQ0Pl3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable': 0 100

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