单词	privatize
释义	privatizepri‧vat‧ize (also privatise British English) /ˈpraɪvətaɪz/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE privatize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they privatize he, she, it privatizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they privatized Present perfect I, you, we, they have privatized he, she, it has privatized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had privatized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will privatize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have privatized Continuous Form Present I am privatizing he, she, it is privatizing you, we, they are privatizing Past I, he, she, it was privatizing you, we, they were privatizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been privatizing he, she, it has been privatizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been privatizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be privatizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been privatizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Employees of the Strathtay bus company, which has been privatized, are concerned that drivers are about to be made redundant. Hungary has been very keen to privatize its major industries, following the democratic reforms of 1988. The company was privatized by the government in 1987. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Another proposal suggests privatizing some aspects of local prisons. Boris Yeltsin and his team wanted to privatize land after toppling the Soviet system. Chiluba pledged to reduce spending on the security forces and to privatize loss-making parastatal organizations. Gazing into our crystal ball, we see Scott breaking her campaign promise to not privatize Tucson Water. It has suggested privatizing Snecma, which makes aeroengines. Over the years, he cut costs by privatizing a big portion of each service. Third, it is time to privatize Pemex, the inefficient state oil company. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make a public company or organization private► privatize if a government privatizes a government-controlled industry, service, or company, it sells it to private owners, who then manage it for their own profit: · Hungary has been very keen to privatize its major industries, following the democratic reforms of 1988.· Employees of the Strathtay bus company, which has been privatized, are concerned that drivers are about to be made redundant. WORD SETS► Basics admin, nounadministration, nounadministrative, adjectiveadministrator, nounagency, nounagent, nounbalance sheet, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbig business, nounbook value, nounboss, nounbottom line, nounbranch, nouncapacity, nouncapital, nouncapital assets, nouncapital gains, nouncapital goods, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivecapitalist, nouncard, nouncentralize, verbcompetitiveness, nounconsultancy, nouncontract, nouncontract, verbcost-effective, adjectivecoupon, nouncritical path, noundecentralize, verbdeveloper, noundistiller, noundistributor, noundiversify, verbdownsize, verbeconomics, nounenterprise, nounentrepreneur, nounestablishment, nounfashion, nounfly-by-night, adjectivefold, verbfoodstuff, nounform letter, nounfranchise, verbfranchisee, noungazump, verbgearing, noungeneric, adjectiveget, verbhard sell, nounhaute couture, nounhigh season, nounhigh technology, nounhike, nounhike, verbloss, nounlow-tech, adjectivemaximize, verbMD, nounmerchandise, verbmerchandising, nounmerger, nounmiddleman, nounmiller, nounmission statement, nounmom-and-pop, adjectivemoneygrabbing, adjectivemoneymaker, noun-monger, suffixmonopolistic, adjectivemonopoly, nounnet, adjectivenet, verbniche, nounoff-the-peg, adjectiveopening time, nounoperation, nounoperational, adjectiveoperator, nounoption, nounoutlay, nounoutlet, nounoutput, nounoutwork, nounoverhead, nounoverstock, verbpackage, nounpartner, nounpartnership, nounpatent, nounpayola, nounpercentage, nounpiracy, nounpremium, nounprivate practice, nounprivatization, nounprivatize, verbprofitability, nounproprietor, nounproprietress, nounpurchase price, nounpurchasing power, nounquiet, adjectiveR & D, nounrate of return, nounrecall, verbreject, nounrep, nounresearch and development, nounrestrictive practices, nounrevenue, nounsell, verbservice industry, nounsleeping partner, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivestreet value, nounsubtotal, nounswap meet, nounsweatshop, nounsyndicate, nounsystems analyst, nountake, nountender, nountie-up, nounTM, transact, verbtransaction, nounturnover, nounundersell, verbuneconomic, adjectiveunit, noununprofitable, adjectivevideo conferencing, nounwatchdog, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► privatize an industry (=make it privately owned, rather than owned by the state)· The water industry was privatized in the 1980s. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► plan · During his budget speech Acharya also announced plans to privatize much of the business sector. ► water · Gazing into our crystal ball, we see Scott breaking her campaign promise to not privatize Tucson Water.· In the near future, Tucson voters will be asked to decide whether to privatize Tucson Water. Word family WORD FAMILYnounprivacyprivateprivatizationadjectiveprivateverbprivatizeadverbprivately if a government privatizes an organization, industry, or service that it owns or controls, it sells it → nationalize
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