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Definition privatization in American English

privatization noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˌpraɪvətɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the sale of a business or industry that was owned and managed by the government

Example

privatization of the water supply

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Definition privatization in American English