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public works
public workspl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public.public works pl n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) engineering projects and other constructions, financed and undertaken by a government for the community pub′lic works′
n.pl. structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use. [1670–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | public works - structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public useinfrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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public works
public works[′pəb·lik ′wərks] (industrial engineering) Government-owned and financed works and improvements for public enjoyment or use. public works
public works any expenditure by government on social INFRASTRUCTURE such as roads, houses, hospitals, sewers, etc. Such expenditure was strongly advocated by KEYNES during the DEPRESSION of the 1930s to alleviate the problem of UNEMPLOYMENT and to stimulate AGGREGATE DEMAND via the MULTIPLIER. See KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE.AcronymsSeepseudo-wirepublic works
Words related to public worksnoun structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public useRelated Words- infrastructure
- base
- structure
- construction
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