"public funds" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 345",
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        "Money lent to government for which interest is paid of a stated amount at a stated time."
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        "(finance) Money lent to government for which interest is paid of a stated amount at a stated time."
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        "(finance) Money lent to government for which interest is paid of a stated amount at a stated time."
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