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free enterprise

 
 
noun [U] ECONOMICS

Definition

a system in which businesses compete with each other freely and without government involvement: It is a political party that believes in limited government, free enterprise, and individual responsibility.
(Definition of free enterprise noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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