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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.
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Adj.1.free-enterprise - subscribing to capitalistic competition
capitalistic, capitalist - favoring or practicing capitalism

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The award recognizes "outstanding individuals who promote the American traditions of philanthropy, free-enterprise, and individual responsibility.
The state-of-the-art plant, a joint venture between Davisco Foods and Land O'Lakes, is touted as the largest free-enterprise investment in the state's history.
For example, the system is not in tune with the forces of the free-enterprise system.
 
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