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free enterprise

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free enterprise
n.
The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation.
free-enter·prise (frntr-prz) adj.
free enterprise
n
(Economics) an economic system in which commercial organizations compete for profit with little state control
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Noun1.free enterprisefree enterprise - an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
laissez-faire economy, market economy, private enterprise
capitalism, capitalist economy - an economic system based on private ownership of capital
economic system, economy - the system of production and distribution and consumption
Translations
free enterprise n → liberalismo economico
free enterprise n → liberalismo economico


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The award is given to an individual who promotes the free enterprise system and who supports the ideas of smaller government, lower taxes and less regulation.
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Kelley's low-key pitch for free enterprise, intercultural exchange, exploration, and coastal security invites youth to develop intellectual curiosity and reading for pleasure.
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NEARLY 40 GEICO associates took on temporary, teaching posts this winter at Burdell-Hunt Magnet School, where they explained the importance of business, economics and free enterprise to almost 450 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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