capitalism

English

/ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/, /ˈkæpɪ̈tl̩ˌɪzm̩/

noun
Definitions
  • (politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
  • (economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
  • (politics) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
  • (economics) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

Etymology

Borrowed from French capitalisme (the condition of one who is rich) affix from English capital.

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English

capital

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