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denationalise

/ˌdiːˈnæʃ.ən.ə.laɪz/

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verb

/ˌdiːˈnæʃ.ən.ə.laɪz/C1formalbritishbusiness
  • ruГлагол, означающий передачу права собственности или контроля над отраслью или услугой из государственного сектора в частный сектор; британское написание слова 'denationalize'.

A verb meaning to transfer ownership or control of an industry or service from the public sector to the private sector; the British spelling of 'denationalize'.

  1. Transfer to private ownershipC1formal

    To transfer an industry, company, or service from public (government) ownership to private control or ownership.

    ruПередать в частную собственность

    • The government decided to denationalise the railway system.
    • Many state-owned enterprises were denationalised in the 1990s.
    • The process to denationalise the telecommunications company took several years.

    Synonymsprivatise

    Antonymsnationalise

Forms
  • denationalised past participle
  • denationalised past simple
  • denationalising present participle
  • denationalises third person singular