privatize
Transfer to corporations
To privatize is to transfer ownership or control of something from the public sector to private hands.
Governments privatize industries, services, or assets—such as utilities, transportation, or prisons—often with the aim of increasing efficiency or reducing public spending.
The city voted to privatize its water system.
Critics argue that privatizing essential services prioritizes profit over public welfare.
The noun is privatization.
Transfer from government ownership
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- transferMove between locations
- propertySomething owned or inherent
equity · stake · holdings · proprietary · title · deed · shareholders · acquisition
Reduce restrictions on
- deregulateRemove official controls
- decontrolRemove official restrictions
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
decentralize · reform · modernize · restructuring · autonomy · competition · neoliberal · Thatcherism
Essential infrastructure services
- telecomRemote signal transmission field
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
prisons · education · water · electricity · postal · transit · infrastructure · mining
Third-party task delegation
- contractingReducing in volume
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
- PPPPublic-private cooperation agreement
- concessionYielding a point
procurement · tendering · bidding · contractor · vendor · consulting · efficiency · cost-cutting
First public stock offering
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
shares · capitalization · listing · investors · institutional · proceeds · revenue · monetization
denationalize
Transfer from government ownership
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- transferMove between locations
property · equity · stake · holdings · proprietary · title · deed · shareholders · acquisition · buyout
liberalize
Reduce restrictions on
- deregulateRemove official controls
- decontrolRemove official restrictions
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
laissez-faire · decentralize · reform · modernize · restructuring · autonomy · competition · neoliberal · Thatcherism · Reaganomics
utilities
Essential infrastructure services
- telecomRemote signal transmission field
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
healthcare · prisons · education · water · electricity · postal · transit · infrastructure · mining · banking
outsourcing
Third-party task delegation
- contractingReducing in volume
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
- PPPPublic-private cooperation agreement
concession · procurement · tendering · bidding · contractor · vendor · consulting · efficiency · cost-cutting · streamlining
IPO
First public stock offering
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
securities · shares · capitalization · listing · investors · institutional · proceeds · revenue · monetization
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- innovateinnovate, modernize, revolutionize, transform, overhaul
- Business Strategiesexpand, diversify, outsource, merge, restructure
- commercializationcommercialize, monetize, market, sell, merchandise
- divestsell off, spin off, liquidate, offload, shed
privatizenationalize
Transfer to state ownership
socialize · municipalize · collectivize · renationalize · communalize
- prison privatizationCommercial operation of jails
- healthcare privatizationShifting medicine to private sector
privation, deprivation, privatization, privatized, privations, privatizing, privatizes, privatised, privatises