an economic system in which a country’s businesses and industry are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than by the governmentthe growth of industrial capitalism in the WestcomparesocialismWordfindersystemcapitalism,communism,democracy,dictatorship,fascism,imperialism,liberal,radical,socialism,systemOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveadvanced,contemporary,late,…verb + capitalismdestroy,overthrow,replace,…prepositionunder capitalism phrasesthe advance of capitalism,the rise of capitalism,the fall of capitalism,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Economy,Political views and systemsExtra examplesHe predicted the fall of world capitalism.He was one of the leading advocates of laissez-faire capitalism.She deplored unbridled capitalism as much as communism.a protest against global capitalisma study of the development of agriculture under capitalism
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