CEFR C1

laissez-faire

noun

Meaning

laissez-faire means a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses laissez-faire to mean a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.
The teacher asked students to find laissez-faire in the reading.

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laissez-faire (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses laissez-faire to mean a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.
The teacher asked students to find laissez-faire in the reading.
Check the words around laissez-faire to choose the right meaning.

How to Use laissez-faire

a/the laissez-faire (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a laissez-faire."
laissez-faire in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked laissez-faire in context before translating it."

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