nationalize
US
/ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/
UK
/ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/
Meaning
To transfer a business or industry from private ownership to ownership or control by the national government.
किसी निजी कंपनी या उद्योग को सरकार के स्वामित्व या नियंत्रण में लेना।
Examples
“The government plans to nationalize the railway system next year.”
“Several countries nationalized their banks during the financial crisis.”
“The nationalized energy company is now managed by the state.”
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Not natural: The government nationalized to the bank.
Better: The government nationalized the bank.
Nationalize is transitive, so it takes the company or industry directly without to.
Nationalize के बाद कंपनी या उद्योग सीधे आता है; इसके पहले “to” नहीं लगाते।
Not natural: The government nationalized the airline to private investors.
Better: The government sold the airline to private investors.
Nationalize means bringing something under state control; transferring it to private investors is selling or privatizing it.
Nationalize का मतलब सरकारी नियंत्रण में लेना है; निजी निवेशकों को देना बेचने या privatize करने के करीब है।
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Nationalize moves ownership toward the state; privatize moves it toward private owners. The usual spelling is nationalise in British English.
Nationalize में स्वामित्व सरकार के पास जाता है, जबकि privatize में निजी मालिकों के पास। British English में आम spelling nationalise है।