private sector

noun

: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government

businesses in the private sector

private-sector businesses/gains

Examples of private sector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For anyone who simply can’t afford the rent, rental assistance programs, both from the government and private sector, may be available locally, Nelson suggested. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 May 2026

In the United States, major government interventions in the private sector have been unusual outside of a recession. —ABC News, 2 May 2026

California is being hammered with more frequent and devastating catastrophes, and that’s making the entire insurance market riskier and more expensive, exacerbating mistakes made by government and the private sector alike. —Ben Allen, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

Before returning to Congress, Mfume held a number of positions in the private sector, including CEO of the National Medical Association, an investigator for the Health Policy Research Consortium and chairman of the board of regents at his alma mater Morgan State University. —Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

• photodetector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector