privatize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyprivatise)uk/ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/us/ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/C1
If agovernmentprivatizes anindustry,company, orservicethat itownsandcontrols, itsellsit so that itbecomesprivatelyownedandcontrolled:
使私有化Iboughtsharesin British Gas when it was privatized.我在英国煤气公司私营化时买了它的股票。
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