free enterprise
30
3.8
- noun
- /fri ˈɛn.tɚ.prɪs/
:
libre empresa
- In a free enterprise economy, prices are determined by competition, not by the government.
- free enterprise system
- free enterprise model
- free enterprise economy
We went from almost pure free enterprise and we've been gradually introducing socialism.
- We went from almost pure free enterprise and we've been gradually introducing socialism.
- See, telling Google and Apple to ban TikTok probably won't work given the free enterprise market that we have in America.
- We were devoted to economically, you know, free enterprise system, political freedoms here.
- But the idea that yes, somewhat free enterprise system.
- And the last thing that the these free enterprise monetary people wanted was the idea that governments could create money.
- He's in fact saying that the free enterprise system has invaded the spatial property of a complex city and reduced it to Baroness.
Examples
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We invented the free enterprise system where anybody, no matter who he was, where he came from, what class he belonged to, if he came up with a better idea about anything, there's no limit to how far he could go.
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That's what capitalism is: a system of free enterprise.
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This is an attack on the free enterprise system.
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Engaging in the American free enterprise system.
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Free enterprise, dude, is the basis of Western democracy.
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Radical criticism of the free enterprise system has, for the most part, followed the same general line.
Academic text (1990) -
Charges of market failure constitute one important type of efficiency criticism of the free enterprise system.
Academic text (1990) -
Time and again, philosopher-critics of the free enterprise system have failed to do this.
Academic text (1990) -
In the same vein, Eastern Europe can be viewed as moving toward a free enterprise zone.
Academic text (1992) -
South Africa, unfortunately, faces formidable barriers to the establishment of a free enterprise society based on private rights.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
292
3.8
A system where people or companies own businesses and property to make money
93
3.0
A system where people and businesses buy and sell goods and prices are set by supply and demand
14
3.9
Businesses owned and run by people or companies, not the government
4
4.2
An economic system where private people or companies own businesses and try to make money
An economy where businesses operate with little government control
Antonyms
- Specialized
2
6.8
An economy where the government owns or controls many businesses in a market system
How Free
- Specialized
30
3.8
- Specialized
2
4.1
5
5.8
1
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'free' (without constraints) modifying 'enterprise' (a business or commercial organization), so a learner who knows both words can infer an economic system where businesses operate with limited state control. This is a straightforward modifier+noun composition and corresponds to a common cross-linguistic concept, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Free enterprise comes from a simple picture: free means 'not controlled' and enterprise means a business, so it describes businesses set free to act and compete. That's why it means 'private businesses' operating with little government control.