privatizingn.

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪvᵻtʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– privatising, 1900s– privatizing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: private adj.¹, -izing suffix¹.

Etymology: < private adj.¹ + -izing suffix¹, probably after German Privatisierung (1806 or earlier). Compare privatize v.

The action of privatize v.; privatization, esp. of a business or industry.

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1923 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 4/5 It is dangerous at this time to discuss ‘privatizing’ of the State railroads.

1956 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 304 189/1 The giving up, or ‘privatizing’, of a wide variety of relatively small, scattered industries and businesses.

1973 A. Simon Politics of World Hunger iv. xviii. 215 The privatizing of religion explains why church life in the United States is..largely irrelevant in terms of helping to bring about a more just social order.

1988 Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 7 Oct. 27 Although the privatising of BCIL seems a logical first step for a withdrawal from Hong Kong, the company has not confirmed that this is its intention.

2006 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 9 Feb. 5 They like the idea of privatizing, but can't seem to make the numbers work.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	privatizing
释义	privatizingn. Brit. /ˈprʌɪvᵻtʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– privatising, 1900s– privatizing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: private adj.¹, -izing suffix¹. Etymology: < private adj.¹ + -izing suffix¹, probably after German Privatisierung (1806 or earlier). Compare privatize v. The action of privatize v.; privatization, esp. of a business or industry. ΚΠ 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 4/5 It is dangerous at this time to discuss ‘privatizing’ of the State railroads. 1956 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 304 189/1 The giving up, or ‘privatizing’, of a wide variety of relatively small, scattered industries and businesses. 1973 A. Simon Politics of World Hunger iv. xviii. 215 The privatizing of religion explains why church life in the United States is..largely irrelevant in terms of helping to bring about a more just social order. 1988 Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 7 Oct. 27 Although the privatising of BCIL seems a logical first step for a withdrawal from Hong Kong, the company has not confirmed that this is its intention. 2006 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 9 Feb. 5 They like the idea of privatizing, but can't seem to make the numbers work. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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