🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

étatisé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ta.ti.ze/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
State-owned/ˈsteɪt.oʊnd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Cette entreprise est étatisée depuis plus de vingt ans."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Owned and operated by the national government.

    "The country's largest telecommunications provider is a state-owned enterprise."
  2. 2

    Funded, controlled, or administered directly by public authorities.

    "Many media outlets in the region remain strictly state-owned."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'state', originating from Old French 'estat' and Latin 'status' (condition, standing), combined with the past participle of 'own', stemming from Old English 'āgnian'. The compound term emerged in the 19th century alongside the rise of public sector industries and state-directed economies to describe property or enterprises held by a national government.

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