nationalize

/ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ verb [T]

Translation

› If private companies are nationalized, the government takes control of them.

devletleştirmek, millileştirmek

[often passive] British Aerospace was nationalized in 1977 by the Labour Party.1426

nationalization

/ˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [U] ›

kamulaştırma

the nationalization of diamond mines

(Definition of nationalize verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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