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PFI
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌpiː.efˈaɪ/ us /ˌpiː.efˈaɪ/
abbreviation for Private-Finance Initiative: a system in which private companies build and sometimes manage large projects such as hospitals or roads, and then the government pays to use them私人融资计划（指利用私有公司设计建造医院、学校等公共建筑，然后租给政府当局的做法，Private-Finance Initiative的缩写）
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PFI | Business English
PFI
noun[ U ]
/ˌpiːefˈaɪ/ukus
FINANCE
abbreviation for Private-Finance Initiative: in the UK, a system where private companies build and sometimes manage large projects such as hospitals or roads, and then the government pays to use them:
The PFI provides a way of funding major capital investments, without costing the government a lot of money.
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