NOUN | group | capitalism, capitalist economy | an economic system based on private ownership of capital |
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Sounds | kae'pihtahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | An economic system based on private ownership of capital. | |
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Synonym | capitalist economy | |
Narrower | venture capitalism | capitalism that invests in innovative / innovative enterprises / enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits / profits are large |
Broader | market economy, free enterprise, private enterprise, laissez-faire economy | An economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices |
Opposite | socialism, socialist economy | An economic system based on state ownership of capital |
Spanish | capitalismo | |
Catalan | capitalisme | |
Adjectives | capitalist, capitalistic | of or relating to capitalism or capitalists |
capitalistic | favoring / favoring or practicing capitalism | |
Nouns | capitalist | a conservative advocate of capitalism |
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