| 单词 | free enterprise |
| 释义 | free enterpriseSEE SYNONYMS FOR free enterprise ON THESAURUS.COM nounan economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation. the practice of free enterprise in an economy, or the right to practice it. Also called private enterprise. Origin of free enterpriseFirst recorded in 1885–90 OTHER WORDS FROM free enterprisefree-en·ter·pris·ing, adjectiveWords nearby free enterprisefreedom rider, Freedom Riders, freedwoman, free electron, free energy, free enterprise, free enterpriser, free expansion, free fall, free-fire zone, free flap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for free enterprise
British Dictionary definitions for free enterprisefree enterprise nounan economic system in which commercial organizations compete for profit with little state control Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with free enterprisefree enterprise Also, private enterprise. An undertaking on one's own behalf, especially a shady or illegal one. For example, The city treasurer didn't bother with competitive bids; the spirit of free enterprise just led him to his brother-in-law, or The sergeant indulged in a little private enterprise, selling cigarettes on the black market. This sarcastic application of a term that has meant, since about 1885, the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with a minimum of government control, dates from the mid-1900s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for free enterprisefree enterprise The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal governmental regulation. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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