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noun
the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.
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Origin of private sector

First recorded in 1950–55
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British Dictionary definitions for private sector

private sector

noun
the part of a country's economy that consists of privately owned enterprisesCompare public sector
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Cultural definitions for private sector

private sector

That part of an economy in which goods and services are produced by individuals and companies as opposed to the government, which controls the public sector.

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