denationalization
UK/'di,næʃənəlɪ'zeʃən/US/di:næʃәnәlai'zeiʃ(ә)n/
A2
Definitions
n.
The transfer of assets from state to private ownership; privatization.
非国有化，私有化。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddenationalizedown, away, reversal
+
-ationborn, birth
=denationalization
denationalize + -ation = "the act of denationalizing."
Example Sentences
- 1.
The denationalization of utilities took place in the 1980s.