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capitalism
noun(cap-i-tal-ism)an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
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noun(cap-i-tal-ism)opposition to capitalism and capitalist policies or ideals
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noun(cap-i-tal-ism)an economic system in which private capitalism is modified by a varying degree of government ownership and control
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noun(cap-i-tal-ism)a form of venture capitalism in which aggressive methods are used to buy a distressed business with the intention of selling it at a profit
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noun(cap-i-tal-ism)capital (such as retained corporate earnings or individual savings) invested or available for investment in the ownership element of new or fresh enterprise —called also risk capital