privatised
Transferred to corporations
Privatised is the British spelling of privatized, the past tense of privatise.
To privatise is to transfer ownership or control of a business, industry, or service from the government to private hands: British Rail was privatised in the 1990s.
The process often sparks debate about efficiency versus public interest.
Reducing state economic controls
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- decontrolRemove official restrictions
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
devolution · nonintervention · laissez-faire · free-market · unshackling · disengagement · sell-off · denationalization
Reducing in volume
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- tenderingFormally offering something
procurement · vendors · consultants · BPO · supply-chain · concession · franchising · PPP
Few firms dominate market
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
exclusive · franchise · license · duopoly · concentration · incumbent
Equity owner in corporation
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- stockGoods kept for sale
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
takeover · venture · subsidiary · conglomerate · corporate · business · profit · capitalization
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
productivity · lean · performance · competitiveness · savings · benchmarking · scalability · automation
liberalization
Reducing state economic controls
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- decontrolRemove official restrictions
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
rollback · devolution · nonintervention · laissez-faire · free-market · unshackling · disengagement · sell-off · denationalization · divestiture
contracting
Reducing in volume
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- offshoringMoving work overseas
tendering · procurement · vendors · consultants · BPO · supply-chain · concession · franchising · PPP · contractor
oligopoly
Few firms dominate market
antitrust · exclusive · franchise · license · duopoly · concentration · incumbent
shareholder
Equity owner in corporation
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- stockGoods kept for sale
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · takeover · venture · subsidiary · conglomerate · corporate · business · profit · capitalization · equity
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
profitability · productivity · lean · performance · competitiveness · savings · benchmarking · scalability · automation · downsizing
privatisednationalised
Brought under government ownership
state-owned · renationalised · state-run · government-owned · socialised
privatisation, privatises, privatising, privatisations, privatise