public+funds

  • 41public library — noun a nonprofit library maintained for public use • Hypernyms: ↑library * * * noun : a nonprofit library maintained for public use and usually supported in whole or in part by local taxation * * * a nonprofit library established for the use of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 42public — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Anglo French, from Latin publicus; akin to Latin populus people Date: 14th century 1. a. exposed to general view ; open b. well known, prominent c. perceptible, mat …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43public charge — noun : one that is supported at public expense * * * a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge. [1880 85] * * *… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44Public Works Department — governmental department that oversees the building and designing of public areas for public use and with public funds (i.e. roadwork, water pipes, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds. [1605 15] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 46public housing — noun housing provided for people on low incomes, subsidized by public funds …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47public school — noun 1》 (in the UK) a private fee paying secondary school. 2》 (chiefly in North America) a school supported by public funds …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48public funding — also public funds noun (U) money that the government gives to support organizations or events …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49public contract — Any contract in which there are public funds provided though private persons may perform the contract and the subject of the contract may ultimately benefit private persons. Nat l Sur. Corp. v. Edison, 240 Ark. 641, 401 S.W.2d 754 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 50public housing — Housing provided by public funds in slum clearance and the construction of low cost housing in the interest of people of limited means. 42 Am J1st Pub H L § 1 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary