公費
Meanings
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public expense; public funds
Refers to money spent by the government or public institutions, often contrasted with private or personal funds. Common in discussions of budgets, subsidies, and official travel.
This project is funded by public money.
There are strict restrictions on overseas business trips at public expense.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を公費で行うto do something at public expense
The inspection trip was carried out at public expense.
- 〈事〉に公費を投入するto inject public funds into something
The city injected a large amount of public funds into this redevelopment project.
- 公費を使うto use public funds
It became a problem that the lawmaker used public funds for a personal trip.