privatize
verb [ T ] (UK usually privatise) uk/ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/ us/ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/
C1 使私有化
If a government privatizes an industry, company, or service that it owns and controls, it sells it so that it becomes privately owned and controlled.
I bought shares in British Gas when it was privatized. 我在英国煤气公司私营化时买了它的股票。