capitalism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
capitalism
    n 1: an economic system based on private ownership of capital
         [syn: {capitalism}, {capitalist economy}] [ant:
         {socialism}, {socialist economy}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
capitalism \cap"i*tal*is`m\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[i^]z`m), n.
   An economic system based on predominantly private (individual
   or corporate) investment in and ownership of the means of
   production, distribution, and exchange of goods and wealth;
   contrasted with {socialism} or especially {communism}, in
   which the state has the predominant role in the economy.

   Syn: capitalist economy.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "capitalism":
      capitalistic system, finance capitalism, free competition,
      free economy, free enterprise, free trade, free-enterprise economy,
      free-enterprise system, individualism, isolationism, laissez-aller,
      laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, let-alone policy,
      let-alone principle, liberalism, noninterference, nonintervention,
      private enterprise, private ownership, private sector,
      rugged individualism, self-regulating market, state capitalism
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