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privatize
[prahy-vuh-tahyz]
verb (used with object)
to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise.
a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
to make exclusive; delimit or appropriate.
special-interest groups attempting to privatize social issues.
privatize
/ ˈɪɪˌٲɪ /
verb
(tr) to transfer (the production of goods or services) from the public sector of an economy into private ownership and operation
Other 51Թ Forms
- privatization noun
- ˌپˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of privatize1
Example Sentences
In particular, one happened when the government was about to privatize the pension system, because the Japanese population is aging and the ratio between the workers and retired people is worsening.
The buried treasure, while real in the end, isn’t hoarded or privatized.
In recent months, President Trump has mused about privatizing the Postal Service, which lost $9.5 billion in the 2024 fiscal year and is cutting thousands of jobs.
In privatized company towns, workers are paid in scrip and kept in permanent debt.
Congressman Robert Garcia issued a report Monday calling for more federal oversight of the nation’s patchwork, privatized emergency alert system.
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