free-enterprise

free enterprise

noun
1.
an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
2.
the practice of free enterprise in an economy, or the right to practice it.
Also called private enterprise.


Origin:
1885–90

free-en·ter·pris·ing, adjective
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free enterprise
 
n
an economic system in which commercial organizations compete for profit with little state control

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free enterprise definition


The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal governmental regulation.

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