private practice

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (of a profession) the fact of working on your own or in a small independent company rather than as an employee of the government or a large company: Most solicitors in England and Wales are in private practice. 2 [U,C] (in Britain) the fact of providing medical care outside the National Health Service, which people must pay for; a place providing this care: A large number of dentists have left the National Health Service to go into private practice. * They set up a private practice.