private practice

noun

: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)

After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.

Examples of private practice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the past decade, there has been an 18-point drop in the percentage of physicians working in private practice and a corresponding rise in physicians working for corporate or hospital-owned practices. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2025

Hypnosis may help support people with drinking problems by encouraging motivation, reducing cravings and helping to manage stress, according to Dr. Lama Bazzi, a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City. —Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025

Notably, one-third of private practice psychotherapists do not accept insurance. —Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Magloire, who has a private practice in North Miami-Dade, is still providing prenatal care at her office. —Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for private practice

• actus
• cactus
• practise
• tractus
• malpractice

Medical Definition

private practice

noun

1

: practice of a profession (as medicine) independently and not as an employee

2

: the patients depending on and using the services of a physician in private practice