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privatization

/ˌpɹaɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən/

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What does privatization mean?

noun

  1. The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
  2. The rendering of a thought or an idea, as private in scope.

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/ˌpɹaɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən/

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These reforms center on fiscal restraint, trade liberalization, and privatization of state utilities and commercial banks.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
These reforms center on fiscal restraint, trade and investment liberalization, financial and labor reform, and privatization of state utilities and commercial banks.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
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Another aspect of the reform has been the privatization of more than 80% of Mexico's businesses, including all of the commercial banks.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
The strategy of the new Collor government is to increase the pace of privatization, encourage foreign trade and investment, and establish a more realistic exchange rate.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
The new government is continuing the previous government's economic program, while trying to speed privatization and to better cushion the populace from the dislocations associated with reform.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25