privatize
🇺🇸
/ˈpraɪvətaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈpraɪvətaɪz/
verb
R
to sell a government-owned business or service to private owners
The government decided to privatize the national railway system to improve efficiency.
translation
to sell a government-owned business or service to private owners
Word Forms
3rd Present
privatizes
Past
privatized
Perfect
privatized
Progressive
privatizing