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privatize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | privatise |
| Type of | denationalise, denationalize |
| Derivation | privatization |
The oil industry was privatized.
Examples of privatize
privatize
It may be a great idea to privatize ALL the schools on LI and let the users pay.
From the newsday.com
Privatize or make extinct as many Fedzilla departments and agencies as possible.
From the washingtontimes.com
Clarke intends to reassess the opportunity to privatize Shermag at a later date.
From the foxbusiness.com
I-1100 and I-1105 would privatize liquor sales, closing all state liquor stores.
From the thenewstribune.com
Thus, this newly enacted law will privatize the profits and socialize the risks.
From the dailyherald.com
The government has allowed the private banks to privatize our national currency.
From the guardian.co.uk
In Mississippi, bills to privatize wholesale wine business have been introduced.
From the delawareonline.com
When they want to privatize social security it would devastate all but the rich.
From the washingtontimes.com
He has ruled out plans to privatize large parts of Amtrak's unionized workforce.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized"
- (privatization) denationalization: changing something from state to private ownership or control
- Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector (the state or government) to the private sector (businesses that operate for a private profit) or to private non-profit organizations. ...
- To release government control of a business or industry to private industry
- (Privatized) when a government run firm is sold to private investors and shares are made available to the public. See Asian Management, lecture 2
- (Privatization) Conversion of a state run company into a public company, often accompanied by a sale of its shares to the general public.
- (Privatization) The repurchasing of all of a company's outstanding stock by employees, private organization or a private investor. Private means that it is not owned by shareholders of a public company on an exchange. As a result of such an initiative, the company stops being publicly traded. ...
- (Privatization) The transfer of government-owned or government-run companies to the private sector, usually by selling them.
- (Privatization) The conversion of a government-owned enterprise to private ownership.
