privately - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'privately' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Privately

[ adv.]

- In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others.
- In a manner affecting an individual; personally not officially; as, he is not privately benefited.

Meaning of 'privately' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . privately

[ r]

Meaning (1):
- by a private person or interest

Example in sentence:

a privately financed campaign

Meaning (2):
- kept private or confined to those intimately concerned

Example in sentence:

he was questioned in private;
it was discussed privately between the two men;
privately, she thought differently;
some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat

Nearby Words:

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Privately held corporation
Privately held corporation is a corporation that has only a few stockholders and whose stock is not available for sale to the general public.

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