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free enterprise

/ˈfri ˈen·tərˌprɑɪz/ n [U]

Definition

social studies an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other to sell goods and services in order to make a profit
(Definition of free enterprise n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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