privatization

== English == === Alternative forms === privatisation (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === Calque of German Privatisierung (with English -ation), derived from Latin prīvātus (“apart from the state; private”), with reference to post-First World War German economic principles. Popularized by Sidney Merlin in 1943, who was aware of the term reprivatization (used in similar contexts), already attested at the time. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹaɪvɪtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹaɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ === Noun === privatization (countable and uncountable, plural privatizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English) The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control. Coordinate term: denationalization (uncommon) The rendering of a thought or an idea, as private in scope. ==== Antonyms ==== nationalization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== privatize ==== Translations ====