"public-private partnership" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: public-private partnerships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} public-private partnership (plural public-private partnerships)
  1. (politics, government, business) 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. Wikipedia link: public-private partnership Categories (topical): Business, Government, Politics Synonyms: P3, PPP, public private partnership, public/private partnership Translations (arrangement): 公共私營合作制 (Chinese Mandarin), 公共私营合作制 (gōnggòng sīyíng hézuò zhì) (Chinese Mandarin), publiek-private samenwerking [feminine] (Dutch), pps [feminine] (Dutch), julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin kumppanuus (Finnish), julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin yhteistyöhanke (Finnish), partenariat public-privé [masculine] (French), PPP [masculine] (French), საჯარო-კერძო პარტნიორობა (saǯaro-ḳerʒo ṗarṭnioroba) (Georgian), partnerstwo publiczno-prywatne [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-public-private_partnership-en-noun-om5AozAF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: business, government, politics

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