privatize
To release government control to private industryTo release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
» Algeria needs to privatize its economy.
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3 senses(British, English, Oxford, US)To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
privatisieren
приватизи́роватьprivatizírovatʹ
приватизува́тиpryvatyzuváty
change from governmental to private control or ownership
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive, uncommon)To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.
Examples
12 sentencesAlgeria needs to privatize its economy.
Algeria needs to partially privatize public enterprises.
Algeria needs an ambitious program to privatize public utilities.
A privatized rail company could close the most uneconomic routes.
Algeria's state-owned companies that experience losses need to be privatized.
Translations
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Forms
privatizes, privatizing, privatized, privatized| Base form | privatize · to privatize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | privatizes |
| Present participle | privatizing |
| Past simple | privatized |
| Past participle | privatized |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- change from governmental to private control or ownership:privatise
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle