renationalize

American  

[ree-na-shuhn-uhl-ahyz] / riˈnæ ʃən əlˌaɪz /

verb (used with object)

renationalized, renationalizing

1. to restore (something, usually a denationalized industry, property, etc.) to national control or to a nationalized status.

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Other Word Forms

• renationalization noun

Example Sentences

Britain could renationalize its biggest water utility after the sudden exit of its C.E.O. and its struggles under $17 billion worth of debt.

From New York Times

France on Tuesday detailed its plan to renationalize its electricity utility, EDF, to shore up the nation’s energy independence by refreshing its fleet of aging nuclear plants.

From New York Times

France plans to pay 9.7 billion euros, about $9.8 billion, to renationalize its electricity company, in an effort to bolster energy independence, overhaul nuclear power and expand renewable sources.

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France plans to pay 9.7 billion euros, about $9.8 billion, to fully renationalize EDF, the state-backed electricity giant, in a move that the government said would allow it to bolster the country’s energy independence, overhaul its nuclear power program and invest in renewables.

From New York Times

Earlier this month, Élisabeth Borne, the French prime minister, told lawmakers that France would renationalize its state-backed electricity giant, Électricité de France, which produces most of the country’s electricity, as well as operating all of its nuclear plants.

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