verb
- transferring ownership or control of a business, industry, or service from the government back to private companies or individuals
Usage: present participle of reprivatize
Examples
- The government is reprivatizing the airline industry after years of state control.
- Many Eastern European countries began reprivatizing their economies in the 1990s.
- The city council is considering reprivatizing waste management services.
- Reprivatizing the postal service has been a topic of political debate.
- The process of reprivatizing state-owned enterprises can take several years.
- Critics argue that reprivatizing healthcare could reduce access for low-income families.