privatize

Meaning

1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive, uncommon) To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.

Synonyms

privatise

denationalize

denationalise

pass into private hands

Translations

privatizzare

privatiser

privatizar

privatisieren

privatizar

privatitzar

privatiseren

entstaatlichen

dénationaliser

desnacionalizar

özelleştirmek

vatandaşlıktan çıkarmak

ulusal haklarını elinden almak

يخصخص

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/

Etymology

From private + -ize.