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common goods

common goods is the plural of common good.

Meaning of common good

Noun

common good (countable and uncountable, plural common goods)

  1. The general interest of the population as a whole.
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  2. A good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable.
    Synonyms:
    CPR, common-pool resource
  3. (Scotland) The corporate property of a burgh in Scotland.

Questions about common goods

What is common goods the plural of?
Common goods is the plural of common good.

Words near common goods in the dictionary

  1. common glowworm
  2. common glowworms
  3. common goldeneye
  4. common goldeneyes
  5. common good
  6. common goods
  7. common grackle
  8. common grackles
  9. common grave
  10. common graves
  11. common green lacewing

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