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noun
The process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: denationalization, privatization
History
From re- + privatization; coined as early as 1936. Possibly a calque of German Reprivatisierung (“reprivatization”).
Across languages
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