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private enterprise

[/ˈpraɪvət ˈɛntərpraɪz/]
nounpl: private enterprises
empresa privada
1. A business or commercial venture owned and operated by private individuals or corporations rather than by the government
The tech industry is dominated by private enterprise rather than state-owned companies.
A indústria de tecnologia é dominada por empresa privada em vez de empresas estatais.
2. The economic system based on private ownership and free market competition
Private enterprise has driven innovation in the pharmaceutical sector.
A empresa privada impulsionou a inovação no setor farmacêutico.
Synonyms
private businesscommercial enterprisefree enterpriseprivate sectorcapitalism
Antonyms
state enterprisepublic enterprisegovernment-owned businesssocialist economy

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
empresa privada
Standard term used throughout Brazil
São Paulo
empresa privada
Business-oriented region uses standard terminology
Portugal
empresa privada
Standard term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

free market economy
business as usual
capitalist system
competitive market
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