an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit

An economic system based on the recognition of private property rights, where prices are dictated by supply and demand, and where the means of production and distribution of goods and services derive from privately owned resources, or capital, operating within an unregulated market.

1854, "condition of having capital;" from capital (n.1) + -ism. Meaning "political/economic system which encourages capitalists" is recorded from 1872.

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economic system where the free exchange of goods and services is controlled by individuals and groups, not the state.

A type of economy based on -- (1) private ownership of most resources, goods, and other stuff (private property); (2) freedom to generally use the privately-owned resources, goods, and other stuff to [..]

an economic system based on private ownership of capital (capitalist) a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) (capitalistic) favoring or practicing capitalism Capitali [..]

An economic system in which capital is mostly owned by private individuals and corporations. Contrasts with communism.

a social and economic system relying on market mechanisms to allocate factors of production which are privately rather than state owned.

An economic system that encourages individuals to make profits through investments and the private ownership of goods, property and the means of production.

An economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution in which the goal is to produce profit.

Definition Economic system characterized by the following: private property ownership exists; individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain; and free market forces deter [..]

A system of economics with free enterprise and free market principles, profit-taking and corporate ownership.

n. in economics, refers to a free-market system which emphasizes on private ownership and individual enterprise. Here, there is either private or corporate ownership over the business and its capital, [..]

An economic system that is based on private ownership; economic development is proportionate to and dependent upon the accumulation and reinvestment of profits.

Private ownership of the businesses of a society with the freedom of private owners to use, buy and sell their property or services on the market at voluntarily agreed prices and terms, with only mini [..]

An economic system in which private individuals or corporations own and invest in the means of production.

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are mainly in private ownership for private gain at the expense of the non-owners. Mechanisms include free markets and freedom of [..]

 an economic (and political) ideology the promotes private ownership of the “means of production.” That is, capitalism calls for private (by individuals) ownership of the resources used in the product [..]

  Right-wing political system where the principle means of production and distribution are in private hands.

A specific form of economic organization in which workers (those who produce things) are separated from the ownership of the means of production

An economic and political system in which the guiding principle is liberty, or the individual's rights to his or her life, freedom and property. In most capitalist models, the government's role is limited to national defense and enforcing the two fundamental laws. (See the legal Terms)

An economic system organized around the profit motive and competition, in which the means of production are privately owned by businessmen and organizations which produce goods for a market guided by [..]

An economic system organized around the profit motive and competition, in which the means of production are privately owned by businessmen and organizations which produce goods for a market guided by [..]

A form of economic organization in which private individuals accumulate and invest capital, own the means of production, and control profits.

Economic system which includes private property ownership and free market forces to determine the price of goods and services. Capitalists raise capital and take risks by leveraging other people’s mon [..]

is an economic and social system in which participants privately own the means of production -- called capital. Free market competition, not a central government or regulating body, dictates productio [..]

Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits g [..]

A system of economic organization characterized by the private ownership of the means of production, private property, and largely market-based control over the production and distribution of goods an [..]

(n) an economic system based on private ownership of capital

belief in, or the fact of, an economic system based on private ownership, profit, wage labour, and free enterprise

Economic or socio-economic system in which production and distribution are designed to accumulate capital and create profit. A characteristic feature of the system is the separation of those who own the means of production and those who work for them. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels first used the term Kapitalist in 1848. [..]

An economy based on private enterprise and the use of markets for allocating economic resources.

A political and economic system characterized by individual Rights, by private or corporate Ownership of capital goods, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mai [..]

A political and economic system characterized by individual rights, by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mai [..]

An economic system that is based on private ownership; economic development is proportionate to and dependent upon the accumulation and reinvestment of profits.

Capitalism is often called market society by economists, and the free enterprise system by business and government spokesmen. But these terms, which ...

Capitalism is a unique historical formation with core institutions and distinct movements. It involves the rise of a mercantile class, the separation ...

The political economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production and unfettered exchange of commodities in the marketplace, yielding profit.

An economic system whose means of production are privately owned.

* (''economics'') ** ''State'' ''capitalism'' rather than ''laissez-faire'' ''capitalism'' is the primary source of the moral failings which are now the object of populist anger that is being fueled, [..]

A world system that encourages private ownership of industry and its associated profits.

A form of economic order characterized by private ownership of the means of production and the freedom of private owners to use, buy and sell their property or services on the market at voluntarily ag [..]