common good

English

Noun

common good (uncountable)

The general interest of the population as a whole.
(economics) a good that is rivalrous and non-excludable.
A classic example of a common good are fish stocks in international waters; no one is excluded from fishing, but as people withdraw fish without limits being imposed, the stocks for later fishermen are potentially depleted. (Wikipedia: Common good)

Synonyms

(general interest of the population) public interest; public good

Translations

general interest of the population as a whole

Chinese:
Mandarin: 公益 (zh) (gōngyì)
Danish: almenvel n
Finnish: yleinen hyvä

French: bien commun m
German: Gemeinwohl (de) n
Japanese: 公益 (ja) (こうえき, kōeki)
Russian: о́бщее бла́го n (óbščeje blágo)

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