private practice
noun
the practice of one's profession as an independent rather than as an employee.
private practices
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pluralof private practice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“If private practices are full, seniors should consider community-based care options” such as community health centers, Pho said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
This programme enables people to choose where they receive their assessments, providing their GP agrees to a referral, and includes some private practices.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
She found revenues surged for outpatient and residential facilities, government-run and private psychiatric hospitals and the private practices of therapists and physicians specializing in mental health, including psychiatrists.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Several therapists said that former patients have reached out to them through LinkedIn, Psychology Today, and searched for therapists’ private practices to ask where they went and if they are OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Doctors came from the hospitals and from lucrative private practices.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
