private investment
noun[CorU]
ukusFINANCE
moneyinvestedbycompanies,financialorganizations, or otherinvestors,ratherthan by agovernment:
Research should bebasedon apartnershipofpublicandprivateinvestment.
aprivateinvestmentcompany/firm/group
attract/encourage private investmentUp to $500 million will be used toattractprivateinvestmentin energy-relatedeconomicdevelopment,includingsolarmanufacturingandbiofuels.