Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

privatisation

/pɹˈaɪvətəzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: pri-vati-sa-tion
IPA: /pɹˈaɪvətəzˈeɪʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some people have argued that it is our membership of the European Union which helped create the messy privatisation and everything that ensued. However, this is not the case. As mentioned above, it was the Conservative government which devised the complex structure of privatisation that emphasised the separation far beyond what was needed to follow EU rules."

Etymology

Etymology tree English private English -ise English privatise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English privatisation From privatise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

privatisations (plural)

Derived Forms

reprivatisation

Synonyms

denationalization denationalisation privatization

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce privatisation?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈaɪvətəzˈeɪʃən/.
What does privatisation mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatization.
Where does privatisation come from?: Etymology tree English private English -ise English privatise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English privatisation From privatise + -ation.

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