Spanish word

nacionalizar

Pronunciation

IPA/naθjonaliˈθaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbnationalize

Example

El gobierno nacionalizó la red ferroviaria para mejorar el transporte público.

The government nationalized the railway network to improve public transportation.

Illustration for nacionalizar (nationalize)

More examples

El gobierno decidió nacionalizar varias empresas estratégicas para garantizar el suministro.

The government decided to nationalize several strategic companies to guarantee supply.

Core concept

Bringing a company under government control.

Common phrases

  • nacionalizar empresas estratégicas

    nationalize strategic companies

  • nacionalizar servicios esenciales

    nationalize essential services

Similar words

estatizar: Private companies or services become owned and operated by the state as public enterprises.
expropiar: Land or property is legally taken from its owner by public authority for public use.
municipalizar: Private facilities or services become owned and run by the city (municipal) government.
privatizar: Public businesses or assets are transferred into private ownership and run commercially.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer que una empresa, un servicio o un bien pase a ser propiedad y esté bajo el control del Estado; también puede referirse a conceder la nacionalidad a una persona.

Word origin

Derived from nación plus -al and -izar, conveying 'make national' and therefore to place an enterprise, service, or asset under state control.

Usage tips

  • The verb is transitive and normally takes an object (nacionalizar algo), and stating what was nacionalizado helps avoid sounding ambiguously political or misleading.

Other meanings

  • naturalizeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • nacionalizaciónnationalizationnoun
  • nacionalizadonationalizedadjective

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