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Meaning
Noun
●
In Politics:
A
socio-economic
system based on
private
ownership
of resources or capital.
●
In Economics:
An economic system based on
private
ownership
of the
means of production
and their
operation
for profit.
●
In 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.
●
In Economics & Capitalism:
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.
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Origin
capitalism
English
capitalisme
French
capital
French
capitalis
Latin
caput
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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