privatize
US /ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/
UK /ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/
1.
privatiseren
transfer (a business, industry, or service) from public to private ownership and control
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The government plans to privatize the national airline.
De overheid is van plan de nationale luchtvaartmaatschappij te privatiseren.
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Many public services have been privatized over the past decades.
Veel openbare diensten zijn de afgelopen decennia geprivatiseerd.