9 9 1 ▁Category : English - language ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : Week ly ▁newsp apers ▁Category : New sp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Northern ▁Cy pr us <0x0A> </s> ▁Priv at isation ▁( or ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁American ▁English ) ▁can ▁mean ▁different ▁things ▁including ▁moving ▁something ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁into ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁der eg ulation ▁when ▁a ▁heavily ▁reg ulated ▁private ▁company ▁or ▁industry ▁becomes ▁less ▁reg ulated . ▁Government ▁functions ▁and ▁services ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁priv at ised ▁( which ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" f ranch ising " ▁or ▁" out - s our cing "); ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁private ▁entities ▁are ▁task ed ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁government ▁programs ▁or ▁performance ▁of ▁government ▁services ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁state - run ▁ag encies . ▁Some ▁examples ▁include ▁re venue ▁collection , ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁water ▁supply , ▁and ▁prison ▁management . ▁ ▁Another ▁definition ▁is ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁all ▁out standing ▁shares ▁of ▁a ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁company ▁by ▁private ▁invest ors , ▁or ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁state - owned ▁enter prise ▁or ▁municip ally ▁owned ▁corpor ation ▁to ▁private ▁invest ors . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁for - pro fit ▁company , ▁the ▁shares ▁are ▁then ▁no ▁longer ▁trad ed ▁at ▁a ▁stock ▁exchange , ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁private ▁through ▁private ▁equ ity ; ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁the ▁partial ▁or