reprivatization
reprivatization noun: the process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership.
Noun
reprivatization (plural reprivatizations)
- The process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership.
- ‘Re-privatisation,’ as it is called, has, however, been under way in the cases of all three banks. Some 40 per cent of the G.D. Bank’s holding of Deutsche-Disconto shares had passed back into private hands by the end of 1935. The new advance of bank shares to above par ought to smooth the way for...1936 August 1, The Economist
- POLITICAL OBSTACLES The process of nationalization and reprivatization went amazingly well in Sweden partly because it was remarkably free of political interference.2009 March 8, Alan S. Blinder, “Nationalize? Hey, Not So Fast”, in New York Times
Forms of reprivatization
| plural | reprivatizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | reprivatisation |
| alternative form | re-privatisation |
| alternative form | re-privatization |
Origin of reprivatization
From re- + privatization; coined as early as 1936. Possibly a calque of German Reprivatisierung (“reprivatization”).
Questions about reprivatization
- What does reprivatization mean?
- Reprivatization means the process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership.
- What part of speech is reprivatization?
- Reprivatization is a noun.
- What is the plural of reprivatization?
- The plural of reprivatization is reprivatizations.
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