(US) An enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.

plural of virtual private network

plural of private enterprise number

(computing) A virtualized server cohosted with other virtual server instances on the same hardware.

(Canada, US, finance, obsolete) A brokerage company with a telegraph line, telephone line, or electronic communication network.

plural of private-wire house

(law, Britain, Canada, Australia) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.

Alternative form of public-private partnership

Alternative form of public-private partnership

(politics, government, business) An arrangement by which one or more private firms agrees to fund, create, or operate a facility, service, or other element of public infrastructure (such as a school, hospital, or highway) which is usually the sole responsibility of government, in return for all or some of the revenue generated by that facility or service.