private enterprise

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noun

free enterprise(def 1).

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 fund, private eye, private finance initiative, private first class

Words related to private enterprise

capitalism

British Dictionary definitions for private enterprise

private enterprise

noun

economic activity undertaken by private individuals or organizations under private ownership Compare public enterprise
another name for capitalism

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.)