capitalist economy

Other forms: capitalist economies

Definitions of capitalist economy
  1. noun
    an economic system based on private ownership of capital
    synonyms: capitalism
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    types:
    venture capitalism
    capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits are large
    type of:
    free enterprise, free market, laissez-faire economy, market economy, private enterprise
    an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
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