private enterprise

noun

: free enterprise

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High-barrier markets like cloud IaaS, private enterprise LLM GenAI and enterprise ERP and CRM suites tend to skip commoditization and move directly to oligopoly. —

Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 This is in no small part due to the Indian government’s ongoing efforts to foster a more active, open relationship between government, private enterprise, and academia in the AI space. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Countries like Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary witnessed the rise of private enterprises, particularly in manufacturing, technology, and real estate. —

Francois Botha, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 This legislation encouraged private enterprises to get involved in space by allowing commercial launches to be conducted on a routine basis, with government oversight but not control. —

Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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