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private

Private describes something that belongs to or is used by only a limited few, or information available only to a limited number of people and not publicly shared. (adjective)

  1. An example of something that would be described as private is a road that is only for residents of a neighborhood.
  2. An example of information that would be described as private is your salary or your PIN number.
  3. An example of something that would be described as private is a company owned only by a few people and not publicly traded on the stock market.

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See private in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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