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自由市場経済 (じゆうしじょうけいざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ由ゆう市し場じょう経けい済ざい

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Meanings

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free-market economy

Economic system where prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.

自じ由ゆう市し場じょう経けい済ざいでは、価か格かくは需じゅ要ようと供きょう給きゅう

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In a free-market economy, prices are determined by supply and demand.

Kanji

自oneself
由wherefore, a reason
市market, city, town
場location, place
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

Related words

計けい画かく経けい済ざい
Planned economy, where the government controls production and prices, in contrast to a free-market economy.
市し場じょう経けい済ざい
Market economy; a broader term that may include some government intervention, while 自由市場経済 emphasizes minimal regulation.

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Etymology

Compound of 自由 (freedom) + 市場 (market) + 経済 (economy), a direct translation of the English term 'free-market economy'.

市し場じょう経けい済ざい