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Economic Definition of free enterprise. Defined.

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Term free enterprise Definition: A term that's often used, erroneously, in reference to capitalism. In principle, free enterprise is an economy in which businesses and consumers are "free" to engage their resources in any desired production, consumption, or exchange without government restriction, regulation, or control.

 

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