Definition of "private-enterprise" []

• Subscribing to capitalistic competition (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• ""It takes into account today's political realities" by focusing on a "private-enterprise approach instead of a grand government giveaway," said James May , a consultant advising ITT and a former head of the Air Transport Association, which represents the country's largest carriers."
• "Supporters are also conflicted over whether private-enterprise elements should be introduced into government programs like Social Security and Medicare."
• "I'm not advocating a pure private-enterprise solution to settling the Moon and beyond; I'm just suggesting that the current NASA model of top-down dictated-detailed-design probably isn't the most effective or affordable means of pursuing sustainable space exploration and development."