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privatization
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pri·va·tize  (prv-tz)
tr.v. pri·va·tized, pri·va·tiz·ing, pri·va·tiz·es
To change (an industry or business, for example) from governmental or public ownership or control to private enterprise: "The strike ... was called to protest the ... government's plans to break up and privatize the deficit-ridden national railway system" (Christian Science Monitor).
priva·ti·zation (-t-zshn) n.
privatization
the act or process of transferring to private ownership industry operated by a government, of ten industry that has been nationalized. See also government.
See also: Economics
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Noun1.privatization - changing something from state to private ownership or control
denationalisation, denationalization, privatisation
social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Translations
privatization [ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → privatización f
privatization [ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən] privatisation (British) n → privatisation f
privatization
n → Privatisierung f
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