Phrase guide

state ownership

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ownership of an industry by the country or city state through its central government as the head and operator or at a national level; nationalisation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 公有化 — state ownership
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國家所有制 /国家所有制 — state ownership
  • Finnish: valtio-omistus — state ownership
  • Georgian: სახელმწიფო საკუთრება (saxelmc̣ipo saḳutreba) — state ownership
  • Georgian: სახელმწიფო მფლობელობა (saxelmc̣ipo mplobeloba) — state ownership
  • Georgian: საჯარო საკუთრება (saǯaro saḳutreba) — state ownership
  • Georgian: საჯარო მფლობელობა (saǯaro mplobeloba) — state ownership
  • Greek: εθνικοποίηση (ethnikopoíisi) — state ownership
  • Polish: mienie państwowe — state ownership
  • Russian: госуда́рственная со́бственность (gosudárstvennaja sóbstvennostʹ) — state ownership