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capitalism

[ kap-i-tl-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.


capitalism

/ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. Also calledfree enterpriseprivate enterprise an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange, characterized by the freedom of capitalists to operate or manage their property for profit in competitive conditions Compare socialism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

capitalism

  1. An economic and political system characterized by a free market for goods and services and private control of production and consumption. ( Compare socialism and communism .)
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Other Words From

  • anti·capi·tal·ism noun
  • pro·capi·tal·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of capitalism1

First recorded in 1850–55; capital 1 + -ism
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Example Sentences

There are other concerns as well, such as legal coca would fall prey to corporate capitalism like cannabis.

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But as ever with capitalism, it can also be boiled down to two simple things: dollars and cents.

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Rather, as with her other novels, there’s a softhearted universalism to Lalami’s treatment of surveillance capitalism.

The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but the arc of American capitalism, without a doubt, bends toward guns.

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Without the stewards of capitalism, would the world come to an end?

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