private enterprise

noun

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Putin has cut reinvestment in its industrial base and seized control of much private enterprise, cannibalizing its once mighty industrial strength. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025 India has also made a major push to commercialize its space sector in recent years, allowing private enterprise and easing approvals for foreign investment, which has focused on building and launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit more cheaply. Helen Regan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 This allows for some private enterprise, with the aim of reducing inequality through social welfare programs and obtaining a more equitable distribution of wealth. H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025 The antitrust statutes should be abolished to promote consumer welfare, particularly since future private ventures, such as smart cities and space exploration, will require private enterprises much larger than today's tech giants. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for private enterprise 

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of private enterprise was in 1789

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“Private enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20enterprise. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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