cap|i|tal|ism

cap|i|tal|ism
cap|i|tal|ism «KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun.
1. an economic system in which private individuals or groups of individuals own land, factories, and other means of production. They compete with one another, using the hired labor of other persons, to produce goods and services for profit: »

The characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses (Newsweek).

2. the concentration of wealth with its power and influence in the hands of a few.
3. a system which favors the existence of capitalists or the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • an|ti|cap|i|tal|ism — «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of capitalism and to the institutions or practices based on them. –an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • pa|le|o|cap|i|tal|ism — «PAY lee oh KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. capitalism based on a return to earlier practices and forms of free market economy …   Useful english dictionary

  • cap·i·tal·ism — /ˈkæpətəˌlızəm/ noun [noncount] : a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist — an|ti|cap|i|tal|ism «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of capitalism and to the institutions or practices based on them. –an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • capitalism — cap·i·tal·ism …   English syllables

  • capitalism — cap|i|tal|ism [ kæpıtl,ızəm ] noun uncount ** an economic system in which property, businesses, and industry are owned by individual people and not by the government …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • capitalism — cap•i•tal•ism [[t]ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm[/t]] n. ecn bus gov an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations • …   From formal English to slang

  • anticapitalism — an ti•cap′i•tal•ism n …   From formal English to slang

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