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private enterprise

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noun

free enterprise (def. 1).

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Origin of private enterprise

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby private enterprise

private bill, private brand, private company, private detective, private duty nurse, private enterprise, private equity, private-equity company, private equity fund, privateer, privateersman
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Words related to private enterprise

capitalism, free enterprise, private sector

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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Cultural 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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