privatized

CEFRC1

/prˈaɪvəˌtaɪzd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Changed from public ownership or control to private ownership.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of privatize

Examples

  • A privatized rail company could close the most uneconomic routes.

  • Algeria's state-owned companies that experience losses need to be privatized.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

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Question 1 · Quick check

Following a long debate, the state-owned railway company was blank to private owners.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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