Capitalism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  capitalism \cap"i*tal*is`m\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[i^]z`m), n.
     An economic system based on predominantly private (individual
     or corporate) investment in and ownership of the means of
     production, distribution, and exchange of goods and wealth;
     contrasted with {socialism} or especially {communism}, in
     which the state has the predominant role in the economy.


  
     Syn: capitalist economy.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capitalism
       n : an economic system based on private ownership of capital
           [syn: {capitalist economy}] [ant: {socialism}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "capitalism":
     capitalistic system, finance capitalism, free competition,
     free economy, free enterprise, free trade, free-enterprise economy,
     free-enterprise system, individualism, isolationism, laissez-aller,
     laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, let-alone policy,
     let-alone principle, liberalism, noninterference, nonintervention,
     private enterprise, private ownership, private sector,
     rugged individualism, self-regulating market, state capitalism