private enterprise

noun

Examples of private enterprise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In response, the government relaxed rules on private enterprise, leading to the opening of more bars, clubs, and other small businesses, explained Alejandro Almaguer, Verano’s founder. David Dodge, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024 Superficially, Xi’s government has lately adopted more encouraging rhetoric toward private enterprise. George Magnus, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024 Beyond offering the products of local private enterprises, the company operates its own food market and developed its own food brand, deCancio Foods. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 Detractors say the expansion of New York’s theater program illustrates two central problems with public support for private enterprise: temporary tax breaks often become permanent, and they are used to incentivize economic activity that would happen anyway. Michael Paulson, New York Times, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for private enterprise 

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Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Jun. 2024.

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