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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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.)
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Language Translation for : private enterprise
Spanish:
empresa privada,
German:
freie Wirtschaft,
Japanese:
民間企業
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