What does privatise mean?
Privatise means Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize..
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Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize..
In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
A senior rail source said: "Frankly, no one believes being on the government books is temporary. The only bits of the railway still genuinely privatised are the freight trains and the rolling stock owners.
Use privatise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Privatise means Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize..
Common synonyms include denationalise.
Possible antonyms include nationalise.
In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
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