"common good" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: common goods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} common good (countable and uncountable, plural common goods)
  1. The general interest of the population as a whole. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: public interest, public good Translations (general interest of the population as a whole): 公益 (gōngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), almenvel [neuter] (Danish), yleinen hyvä (Finnish), bien commun [masculine] (French), Gemeinwohl [neuter] (German), Allgemeinwohl [neuter] (German), bene comune (Italian), 公益 (kōeki) (alt: こうえき) (Japanese), dobro wspólne [neuter] (Polish), bem comum [masculine] (Portuguese), о́бщее бла́го (óbščeje blágo) [neuter] (Russian), bien comúm [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-common_good-en-noun-1iCFT87Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 24 30 Disambiguation of 'general interest of the population as a whole': 93 3 4
  2. (economics) A good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: CPR, common-pool resource Translations (a good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable): yhteishyödyke (Finnish), yhteinen hyvä (Finnish), yhteinen omaisuus (Finnish), bien commun [masculine] (French), risorse comuni (Italian)
    Sense id: en-common_good-en-noun-q97ltr9j Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'a good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable': 4 94 2
  3. (Scotland) The corporate property of a burgh in Scotland. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-common_good-en-noun-LKnNGkQg Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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