corporatization

American  

[kawr-per-uh-tahyz-ay-shuhn, kawr-pruh-tahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˈkɔr pər əˌtaɪz eɪ ʃən, ˈkɔr prəˌtaɪz eɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

corporatizations

1. the process of transforming a government-owned organization or asset into a corporation, where the government is a majority shareholder.

2. the process of introducing practices characteristic of corporations.

3. the process by which an activity or institution becomes organized or operated with a corporate or profit-driven model.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-corporatization adjective
• de-corporatization noun
• over-corporatization noun

Example Sentences

That all makes sense on one level, but Angela Huffman, head of Farm Action—a nonprofit that campaigns against the corporatization of the food system—believes there’s something fishier going on.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

“My goal — always — is to slow the tide of the corporatization of rental property ownership across L.A. County,” Mitchell said at Tuesday’s board meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Our nation is likely to drop further in that ranking as the corporatization of health care accelerates.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

But he also worries about the corporatization of American medicine and being pushed by administrators to work faster with fewer resources, compromising the mission of providing quality care for society’s most vulnerable.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

And despite the perceived corporatization of Whistler, Vail Resorts has earned some local praise of late.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023