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noun
enterprise owned by private owners, investors or shareholders
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: market economy, free enterprise, laissez-faire economy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: economy, economic system
Narrower terms: capitalism, capitalist economy
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