A cost incurred in the production process by the producer; including tax and profit margins that are anticipated.

Assumption of judgment by individual reason on matters which are not amenable to a lower tribunal than the universal reason of the race.

(idiomatic) A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.

(set phrase) A supply of something, especially alcoholic beverages, belonging to a person or a commercial establishment and of such quality that it is usually reserved for the owner or for favoured friends or customers.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see private, language.

The aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.

plural of private life

(in German-speaking countries) An associate professor (in a university) who has obtained a doctorate, written a habilitation thesis and given a lecture in the hope of becoming a full professor.

A car that is for personal use and owned privately, as opposed to a company car or official car etc.

plural of private car