All 4 Uses
capitalism
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The Iceman Cometh
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- HUGO—(raises his head and peers at Rocky blearily through his thick spectacles—in a guttural declamatory tone) Capitalist swine!†
Act 1 *capitalist = one who believes in an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
- I know they're damned fools, most of them, as stupidly greedy for power as the worst capitalist they attack, but I'd swear there couldn't be a yellow stool pigeon among them.†
Act 1
- Peddler pimp for nouveau-riche capitalism!†
Act 3capitalism = an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
- Capitalist svine!†
Act 4capitalist = one who believes in an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
Definitions:
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(1)
(capitalism) an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businessesProponents of capitalism argue that voluntary exchanges tap into people’s local knowledge and natural self-interest, channeling millions of everyday decisions into broader benefits for society. At the same time, most of them also support a role for government in addressing problems that “pure” capitalism handles poorly—such as monopolies, shared costs and benefits like pollution and national defense, and providing a safety net for those who are hit by bad luck.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)