私企業
Meanings
1
private enterprise; private company
Refers to a privately owned business, as opposed to a public or state-owned enterprise. Common in economic and news contexts.
Private enterprises support the economy in this region.
We discussed the difference between private and public enterprises.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を経営するto run/manage a private enterprise
He runs a small private enterprise.
- 〈物〉が倒産するfor a private enterprise to go bankrupt
That private enterprise went bankrupt due to the recession.