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private enterprise

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noun

free enterprise(def 1).

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Words related to private enterprise

capitalism

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Origin of private enterprise

First recorded in 1835–45
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for private enterprise

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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