privatization
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pri·vat·i·za·tion (also privatisation British English) /ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [countable, uncountable] BBPEthe act of privatizing something 私有化,私营化 OPP nationalizationExamples from the Corpus
privatization• The Industry Ministry was scheduled for abolition, to be replaced by a State Committee directed towards drafting industrial strategy and privatization.• But just as obviously, privatization is not the solution.• The market quickly comes to be seen as unfair, and political support for official privatization falls.• Ownership is obviously central to the disposal of state property - privatization - in the move to a market economy.• Their plan, they argue, would not have the inherent risks of the more radical privatization plans.• Their privatization programs slipped badly last year, and both governments desperately need cash.From Longman Business Dictionaryprivatizationpri‧vat‧i‧za‧tion /ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən-tə-/ (also privatisation British English) noun [uncountable]ECONOMICS the act selling a company or activity controlled by the government to private investorsThe Labour party was opposed to the privatisation of water and electricity. → compare nationalizationpri·vat·i·za·tion nounChineseSyllable
Business something the Corpus of act privatizing
privatization
pri‧vat‧i‧za‧tion
(also privatisation British English) /ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
OPP nationalization
pri‧vat‧i‧za‧tion
(also privatisation British English) /ˌpraɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable and countable] Word Family: noun: privacy, private, privatization; verb: privatize; adverb: privately; adjective: private
the act of privatizing something OPP nationalization
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