Definition for public purse - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	public purse (pub¦lic purse) noun the funds raised by a government by taxation or other means: a drain on the public purse		More words in this category BRIC disequilibrium distributive financial laissez-faire maximand neuroeconomics nominal Pareto-optimal pre-tax productive regulate regulatory sin tax single currency sticky turnover unfunded visible Nearby Words public interest immunity public key public law public lending right public limited company public nuisance public opinion public policy public prosecutor public purse Public Record Office public relations public school public sector public servant public service public spirit public transport public utility