nationalization
UK/,næʃənəlɪ'zeʃən/US/.næʃәnәlai'zeiʃәn/
A2
Definitions
n.
The act of bringing private assets under state ownership.
国有化。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednationalizeborn, birth
+
-ationact, process, state
=nationalization
nationalize + -ation = "the act of nationalizing." The noun for the process.
Common Collocations
- 1.nationalization of industry产业国有化
- 2.resource nationalization资源国有化
- 3.bank nationalization银行国有化
Example Sentences
- 1.
The nationalization of the oil industry was controversial.
- 2.
Critics opposed the nationalization of healthcare.