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

Black Mountain’s experience Black Mountain’s founders’ experience led them to believe that technology innovation in the private sector and the military or government no longer run on parallel tracks or at different speeds. — Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

The size of the deal is a positive sign for the status of the private sector computing capacity buildout, which is facing increasing resistance from states and local communities. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Graduating medical students pursue unrelated work in the emerging private sector or emigrate. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Health Policy Commission The popular weight-loss drugs sold under names like Ozempic and Wegovy have been blamed for inflating budgets in the public and private sector. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for private sector

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