private sector

noun

: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government

businesses in the private sector

private-sector businesses/gains

Examples of private sector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those private sector jobs earned her social security benefits. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Would that mean importing jobs that are currently in the private sector into the public sector? — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

The mission to standardize PQC algorithms has shown that the cryptography community, working together with the public and private sector, can improve the security of the entire supply chain. — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The president is requiring the rebrand for government agencies and is encouraging the private sector to do the same. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

• photodetector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector