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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The exposure of service industries to market forces. countable, uncountable

   "Doesn't far-right mean private, like, marketization? Hitler privatized the fuck out of his mar[kets] [...]"

2. 2
   A restructuring process that enables state enterprises to operate as market-oriented firms by changing the legal environment in which they operate. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Doesn't far-right mean private, like, marketization? Hitler privatized the fuck out of his mar[kets] [...]"

Etymology

From marketize + -ation.

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