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How to pronounce “privatize”
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Pronunciation guide for privatize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of privatize with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Global Rise of the Far Right
Let's privatize everything.
- Definition summary
- (economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce privatize
The Global Rise of the Far Right

Let's privatize everything.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “privatize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
- (computing, transitive) To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
- (transitive, uncommon) To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.
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