public works

pub·lic work

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhb-lik wurk]
- /ˈpʌb lɪk wɜrk/
- /ˈpʌblɪk wɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhb-lik wurk]
- /ˈpʌb lɪk wɜrk/

Definitions of public works words

noun plural public works government-funded construction 1
noun plural public works Public works are buildings, roads, and other projects that are built by the government or state for the public. 0
noun plural public works engineering projects and other constructions, financed and undertaken by a government for the community 0
noun public works works constructed by the government for public use or service, as highways or dams 0

See all 4 definitions of public works

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Origin of public works

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Public works

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Public works

public works popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.