Etymology

reprivatization

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Today it means: The process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership. Full definition →

German Reprivatisierung
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  1. German · calque ofReprivatisierung“reprivatization”
  2. English todayreprivatization

From re- + privatization; coined as early as 1936. Possibly a calque of German Reprivatisierung (“reprivatization”).

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