Privatize
Meaning of Privatize
To transfer from public to private ownership. British also privatise.
ما معنى كلمة Privatize بالعربي؟
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Synonyms & related words
Privatize in a sentence
Law sets terms when governments privatize.
GL Research studied countries that privatize education.
Genetic Invent bid when the state privatized services.
Genetic G Learning economics explains why states privatize.
Origin of Privatize
From private plus -ize.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, privatize appears in economics. It is used factually.
Privatize audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Privatize" — verb, pronounced /ˈpraɪvətaɪz/, with the stress on "pri".
Narrator: To privatize means to sell a business or industry owned by the government to private companies.
Narrator: In plain English, the state sells it off.
Narrator: It comes from private plus the suffix -ize.
Narrator: A common collocation is "privatize the railways", which describes a famous British policy.
Narrator: It differs from "nationalize", which is the opposite: the state taking ownership.
Narrator: The noun is privatization, often debated in politics.
Narrator: Economics, politics, law and journalism all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: to privatize is to move from public to private ownership.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Were British railways privatized?
Speaker B: Yes, in the 1990s! PRIVATIZE is private plus -ize.
Speaker A: And some are now public again?
Speaker B: Indeed, it keeps changing.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The government privatized the water industry", policy. "Should the post be privatized?", debate. "Privatized utilities raised prices", effects.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Both privatize and privatise are correct in Britain; stay consistent.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Sell off is its cousin, denationalize is its twin, and outsource is the partial alternative, but privatize keeps its political charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "privatize" in AI prompts — useful for economics teaching and policy analysis.
Speaker A: How would teaching use it?
Speaker B: Explain debates.
Prompt: Summarise the arguments for and against plans to privatize public transport, for A-level students.
Speaker A: And policy analysis?
Speaker B: Compare data.
Prompt: Compare prices before and after the UK chose to privatize its energy companies, in a table.
Speaker A: Could it help debates?
Speaker B: Yes, balanced cases.
Prompt: Write a balanced two-minute speech on whether to privatize the Royal Mail.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Timelines.
Prompt: Create a timeline of major UK industries the government chose to privatize since 1979.
Frequently asked questions about Privatize
What does Privatize mean?
To transfer from public to private ownership. British also privatise.
ما معنى كلمة Privatize بالعربي؟
تحويل ملكية من عامة إلى خاصة — 🏢💼 تحويل ملكية من عامة إلى خاصة؛ نقل إدارة لشركات خاصة؛ عملية اقتصادية تتضمن بيع أو تحويل مُؤسسات حكومية إلى القطاع الخاص لتحسين الكفاءة والأداء 💼🏢
How do you pronounce Privatize?
Privatize is pronounced /ˈpraɪvətaɪz/ and is used as a verb.
How is Privatize used in a sentence?
Law sets terms when governments privatize.
What are synonyms of Privatize?
sell off, denationalise, deregulate, commercialise, transfer, divest.