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

An official designation like that, which would be a rare move by the Pentagon, could scare even private sector customers away from Anthropic and threaten its business prospects just as the company prepares for an initial public offering later this year. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026

Willets Point is a stunning example of what is possible when the public and private sector — City Hall, HPD, HDC, EDC, Queens Development Group (Related Companies and Sterling Equities), NYCFC, and more — come together and prioritize building with a laser focus on the future of our families. —Donovan Richards, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026

The assembly line in the southern state of Karnataka is India first facility in the private sector to make helicopters. —ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

American has more than 130,000 employees, some 87% of whom are unionized, which is nearly 15x the private sector average for unionized workers in the United States. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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