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part of speech:	noun
definition:	an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. The individual's right to pursue material wealth with little interference from government is considered one of the tenets of capitalism. similar words: competition, free enterprise, free market, laissez faire
contrasting words:	communism, feudalism, socialism

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