public purse

Noun

Money collected or controlled by the government or taxpayers meant for public use.

Japanese Meaning

政府または納税者が徴収・管理し、公衆や公共の目的のために使用される資金（公共資金、国庫、政府資金など）を指す。

The mayor promised to protect the public purse by cutting wasteful spending.

市長は無駄な支出を削減して公的資金を守ると約束した。

Sense（1）

Money collected or controlled by the government or taxpayers meant for public use.

The public purse should be spent in the public interest.

public purses

（ plural ）