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private enterprise

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noun

free enterprise(def 1).

Origin of private enterprise

First recorded in 1835–45
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Related Words for private enterprise

capitalism
British Dictionary definitions for private enterprise

private enterprise

noun

economic activity undertaken by private individuals or organizations under private ownershipCompare public enterprise
another name for capitalism
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private enterprise in Culture

private enterprise

Business carried on for profit and not owned by the government; also, the system that discourages public ownership of business; the same as free enterprise. (See private sector.)

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