denationalize

IPA/ˌdiːˈnæʃnəlaɪz/
KK[dɪnˈæʃənəlˌaɪz]IPA/ˌdiːˈnæʃnəlaɪz/

denationalize — verb

  • denationalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • denationalizeshe / she / it
  • denationalizedpast simple
  • denationalizing-ing form

1. to move a company, public service, or industry out of state ownership and into p

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to move a company, public service, or industry out of state ownership and into private control

例句

The finance minister proposed a bill to denationalize the airline within two years.

denationalize + company/service

Investors welcomed the plan to denationalize several regional banks.

denationalize + bank

同義詞
  • privatize

    the commoner verb for moving something from state ownership to private ownership

  • sell off

    less formal; often used when the government sells a public asset

反義詞

文法句型

denationalize [industry/company/service]

denationalize [bank/railway/utility]

用法筆記

This formal verb is mainly used in political and business writing. It describes the reverse of nationalization: a state-owned business, utility, or industry is sold or transferred to private owners.

常見錯誤

Do not use denationalize for a person losing citizenship in ordinary learner contexts; use 'strip someone of citizenship' or 'revoke citizenship' instead.

Denationalize is transitive: say 'denationalize the railway', not 'the railway denationalized' when you mean the government sold it.