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Noun: capitalism  'ka-pi`tl-i-zum
  1. An economic system based on private ownership of capital
    - capitalist economy

Derived forms: capitalisms

See also: capitalist, capitalistic

Type of: free enterprise, laissez-faire economy, market economy, private enterprise

Antonym: socialism

Encyclopedia: Capitalism Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal

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