present participle
Transferring a government-owned business or service to private ownership.
The government is privatizing the national airline.
Privatizing the railway could raise prices.
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How to pronounce privatizing
verbB2
PRAIvuhtaizihng
/ˈpʰɹaɪ.vəˌtaɪ.zɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of privatize
Transferring a government-owned business or service to private ownership.
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