reprivatize
Return to ownership
Reprivatize means to return something to private ownership after it had been nationalized or taken under government control.
The term implies a reversal—the entity was private, became public, and is now being made private again.
Several Eastern European countries reprivatized industries after the fall of communism.
The word appears most often in discussions of economic policy and government divestiture of state-owned enterprises.
Government acquisition of industry
- denationalizationTransfer from government ownership
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- state-ownedBelonging to government
government-owned · reform · legislation · policy · divestiture · restructuring · neoliberalism · austerity
Exchange for payment
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- tenderSoft or sore
- bidOffer to purchase
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
acquisition · divestment · buyout · IPO · flotation · equity · capital · investor
Move between locations
- reacquisitionGaining back ownership
- buybackReacquiring previously sold shares
- handoverTransfer of control
- returnGo back again
proprietor · shareholder · stakeholder · title · deed · assets · holdings · control
Essential infrastructure services
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
- postalOf mail service
healthcare · energy · water · mining · banking · infrastructure · transport · broadcasting
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- denationalizationTransfer from government ownership
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
state-owned · government-owned · reform · legislation · policy · divestiture · restructuring · neoliberalism · austerity · IMF
sale
Exchange for payment
valuation · acquisition · divestment · buyout · IPO · flotation · equity · capital · investor · proceeds
transfer
Move between locations
- reacquisitionGaining back ownership
- buybackReacquiring previously sold shares
- handoverTransfer of control
return · proprietor · shareholder · stakeholder · title · deed · assets · holdings · control · management
utilities
Essential infrastructure services
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- airlinesCommercial flight operators
postal · healthcare · energy · water · mining · banking · infrastructure · transport · broadcasting · pension
reprivatizenationalize
Transfer to state ownership
renationalize · socialize · collectivize · municipalize · publicize