privatize
verb (used with object)
to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise.
have privatized
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present perfectof privatize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Off and on, people talk about privatization, and if you look around the world, countries like Germany and England have privatized their postal services.
From Slate ● May 7, 2020
Iowa “shouldn’t have privatized the Medicaid system,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2019
More than 100 bases nationwide have privatized housing, leaving military branches with limited oversight.
From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2019
It’s also notable that more than 50 nations, including next-door-neighbor Canada, already have privatized their air traffic control functions.
From Forbes ● May 6, 2015
Over the past two decades, successive governments have privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors.
From The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
