privatize

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pri·va·tize

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(prī'və-tīz') pronunciation

tr.v., -tized, -tiz·ing, -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).

privatization pri'va·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - privatisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
privatiseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - privatiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - privatisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οικον.) ιδιωτικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
privatizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - privatizar

Русский (Russian)
приватизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - privatizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - privatisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使私有化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使私有化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 사영화하다, 배타[독점]하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 私有化する, 排除する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرم, يفقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריט‬

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