# die öffentliche Hand

die öffentliche Hand is a German noun meaning “the public sector (especially as an actor; especially in a financial context)”. Forms: der öffentlicher Hand.

## Forms

- Genitive: der öffentlicher Hand

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ the public sector (especially as an actor; especially in a financial context)
   - in öffentlicher Hand sein — to be publicly-owned, to be owned by (some level of) the governmenmt

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