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

Rodríguez also revealed that the government is assessing whether non-essential assets currently held by the government will be offered to the private sector, or to former owners. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

With this election, Sanders and Warren have an opportunity to steer Democrats further left and turn that political influence into a legislative agenda that is more adversarial toward big business and the private sector. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026

The work that the private sector does with it and its British counterpart is voluntary and not required by law. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Health policy researchers at Georgetown University, for example, suggest capping annual deductibles, setting hospital price caps, and extending lower drug prices negotiated by Medicare to the private sector. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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