privatise

• 指将企业、行业或服务从国家（政府）所有转为私人所有并由私人控制的动词。

A verb used to indicate the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public (government) ownership to private ownership and control.

1. Transfer to private ownershipB2formalbritish

   To transfer ownership or control of a business, industry, or service from the government to private individuals or companies.

   私有化

   • The government decided to privatise the national airline.
   • Many countries have moved to privatise their telecommunications sectors.
   • The debate over whether to privatise the postal service continues.

   同义词denationalizesell off

   反义词collectivisenationalisesocialise