mixed economy

noun [C] ECONOMICS

Definition

› an economic system in which some industries or parts of industries are controlled privately and some by the government: Although health care is funded mainly by the government, in most countries it is delivered by a mixed economy.

(Definition of mixed economy noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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