"public good" meaning in English

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Noun

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), lles cyffredin [masculine] (Welsh)
    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, 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), lles cyffredin [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-public_good-en-noun-FNQ0Pl3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 81 Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable': 0 100

Inflected forms

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