public funds

IPA/pˈʌblɪk fˈʌndz/
IPA/pˈʌblɪk fˈʌndz/

public funds — noun

1. money that comes from taxes and is controlled by the government, used to pay for

1.名詞B2
釋義

money that comes from taxes and is controlled by the government, used to pay for services like schools, roads, and hospitals

例句

The city council voted to use public funds to repair the old bridge on Maple Street.

collocation: use public funds + to-infinitive

Zuri discovered that public funds had been spent on luxury hotel rooms.

passive: public funds had been spent on...

同義詞
  • taxpayer money

    more informal; emphasizes that the money comes from citizens' taxes

  • government revenue

    broader term used in economics; includes all government income, not just spending money

  • state funds

    often implies regional or state-level rather than national government

反義詞
  • private funds

    money from individuals, companies, or non-government sources

文法句型

public funds + are/were/have been + past participle

用法筆記

Typically used in political, legal, or administrative contexts. Frequently appears with verbs like 'use', 'spend', 'allocate', 'direct', and 'misuse'.

常見錯誤

❌The project was paid for with public fund.
✅The project was paid for with public funds.
💡'public funds' is always plural when referring to government money.
❌Public funding were used to build the hospital.
✅Public funds were used to build the hospital.
💡'public funding' refers to the process of providing money, not the money itself.