verb
definition
To release government control of (a business or industry) to private industry.
definition
To make (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
Examples of privatized in a Sentence
The privatized rail system has been such a disaster that Railtrack has become a colloquialism for a chaotic and crazy way to run things.
The previous government had decided not to require the fitment of ATP on the privatized rail network.
And now, now, this craven bunch of capitalist lackeys in New Labor have gone and privatized British Jokes.
During the 1990s the economy was privatized and sold off lock stock and barrel to foreign multinationals.
Out of the 27 state capitals, 25 are served by public companies and 2 by partially privatized companies.
Employees in newly privatized businesses benefit from improved pay, conditions and career opportunities.
It also fully privatized the safety reviews for several categories of medical devices.
The UK's railways, recently privatized, are now split into over 20 different networks.
Beside cutting taxes, the Dzurinda government brought the free market to health care and partly privatized the social security system.
We would not have privatized the railways, but now that this has been done we have to make the best of it.
This comes after a successful strike ballot by the RMT over threats to pensions on the privatized railways.
People who no longer have the touchstone of an open church have their faith privatized, however strong it is.
Mary Goldring gave the UK 's privatized utilities The Goldring Audit... and the teatime slot paid a visit to Eerie, Indiana.
At the heart of the budget will be a windfall tax on the excess profits of the privatized utilities.
Should Social Security be privatized, the workforce need for financial advisors should exceed the 45.7% growth rate predicted by the administration.