denationalise
Transfer to private
Denationalise is the British spelling of denationalize, meaning to transfer from public to private ownership.
When a government denationalises an industry, it sells state-owned enterprises to private buyers: Thatcher denationalised British Telecom in the 1980s.
The process reverses nationalisation and is synonymous with privatise.
Transfer to non-government ownership
- deregulateRemove official controls
- liberalizeReduce restrictions on
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- divestitureDisposal of assets
marketize · commercialize · outsource · float · auction · tender · transfer · disposal
Reducing state economic controls
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
laissez-faire · austerity · competition · efficiency · monetization · commodification · supply-side
Government acquisition of industry
- public-sectorState-run employment realm
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- renationalizeRestore government ownership
Extend across countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- offshoreAway from land
privatize
Transfer to non-government ownership
- deregulateRemove official controls
- liberalizeReduce restrictions on
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
divestiture · marketize · commercialize · outsource · float · auction · tender · transfer · disposal · unbundle
liberalization
Reducing state economic controls
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
neoliberalism · laissez-faire · austerity · competition · efficiency · monetization · commodification · supply-side
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- public-sectorState-run employment realm
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
internationalize
Extend across countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
denationalisenationalise
Transfer to state control
nationalize · socialise · collectivise · expropriate · requisition
denationalize, denationalization, denationalized, denationalizes, denationalises, denationalised, denationalizing