to nationalize an industry

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• nationalize — na‧tion‧al‧ize [ˈnæʆnəlaɪz] also nationalise verb [transitive] ECONOMICS if a government nationalizes a company or industry, it brings it under state control: • The British government nationalised the railways in 1948. compare privatize …   Financial and business terms

• nationalize — a tion*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nationalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nationalizing}.] [Cf. F. nationaliser.] 1. To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nationalize — nationalize, naturalize These two words are close enough in form and meaning to cause occasional confusion. Nationalize means ‘to take (an industry etc.) into state ownership’, whereas naturalize means ‘to admit (a foreign person) into… …   Modern English usage

• nationalize — (also nationalise) ► VERB ▪ transfer (an industry or business) from private to state ownership or control. DERIVATIVES nationalization noun …   English terms dictionary

• nationalize — [[t]næ̱ʃənəlaɪz[/t]] nationalizes, nationalizing, nationalized VERB If a government nationalizes a private company or industry, that company or industry becomes owned by the state and controlled by the government. [V n] In 1987, Garcia introduced …   English dictionary

• nationalize — nationalization, n. nationalizer, n. /nash euh nl uyz , nash neuh luyz /, v., nationalized, nationalizing. v.t. 1. to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry. 2. to make …   Universalium

• nationalize — UK [ˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz] / US [ˈnæʃ(ə)nəlˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms nationalize : present tense I/you/we/they nationalize he/she/it nationalizes present participle nationalizing past tense nationalized past participle nationalized economics if… …   English dictionary

• industry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, growing, thriving ▪ one of the fastest growing industries in the world ▪ important, key, major ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• nationalize — verb Nationalize is used with these nouns as the object: health service, ↑industry, ↑railway …   Collocations dictionary

• nationalize — na|tion|al|ize also nationalise BrE [ˈnæʃənəlaız] v [T] if a government nationalizes a very large industry such as water, gas, or the railways, it buys it or takes control of it →↑privatize ▪ The British government nationalized the railways in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nationalize — also ise BrE verb (T) if a government nationalizes a very large industry or service such as water, gas or electricity, it buys or takes control of it: The British government nationalized the railways in 1948. | a nationalised industry compare… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English