🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

公共消费

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōnggòng xiāofèi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Public consumption/ˈpʌb.lɪk kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"公共消费在经济中起着重要作用。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The use of goods and services by the general public.

    "The government implemented new policies to enhance public consumption during the economic downturn."
  2. 2

    The total amount of goods and services consumed by households.

    "Increased public consumption can stimulate economic growth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'public', deriving from Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and 'consumption', from Latin 'consumptio' (to use up, waste). Together, they evolved in modern socioeconomic and legal contexts to describe goods, services, or information made available for use by the general populace.

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