Definition of privatized Privatized
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British English
privatised - /pɹˈaɪvətˌaɪzd/
American English
privatized - /pɹajˈvʌtajˌzd/
What does privatized mean?
Part of speech
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| privatize - change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" | ||
| privatise | ||
| denationalise, denationalize put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized" | ||
| manufacture, industry the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" | ||
| business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" | ||
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Wiktionary 
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privatize
To release government control of a business or industry to private industry.
Part of speech
🔤- privatize, verb, present, 1st person singular of privatize (infinitive).
- privatize, verb (infinitive).
