Definition for private enterprise - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	private enterprise (pri\|vate en¦ter\|prise) noun [mass noun] business or industry that is managed by independent companies or private individuals rather than being controlled by the state: a boom in private enterprise		More words in this category brand equity brokerage Chamber of Trade cost-effective deposit franchise fungible life insurance loading net 2 price war prosumer raise repayment mortgage securitize seller sweatshop UBR unliquidated vending machine Nearby Words pristine Pritchett, Sir V. S. prithee priv. privacy private private bill private company private detective private enterprise private eye private first class private hotel private house private income private label private law private life private means