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CAPITALISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Favoring or practicing capitalism

Synonyms:

capitalist; capitalistic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bourgeois ((according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class)

competitive; free-enterprise; private-enterprise (subscribing to capitalistic competition)

individualistic; laissez-faire (with minimally restricted freedom in commerce)

Antonym:

socialistic (advocating or following the socialist principles)

Derivation:

capitalism (an economic system based on private ownership of capital)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists

Example:

capitalistic methods and incentives

Synonyms:

capitalist; capitalistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

capitalism (an economic system based on private ownership of capital)

Derivation:

capitalism (an economic system based on private ownership of capital)

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