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private adjective

  /ˈprajˌveːʈ/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.vət/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/ , [ˈpɹəjvət] , [ˈpʰɹaɪ̯vət̞] , [ˈpʰɹaɪ̯vɪt] , [ˈpʰɹo̞ɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɹɑjvət] , [ˈpʰɹɑɪ̯vɪt] , [ˈpʰɹəɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɾo̞ɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɾəɪ̯və(ʔ)]
  • Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
 yksityinen, henkilökohtainen
  • Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
 yksityinen, rauhallinen, yksityis-
  • Secretive; reserved.
 varautunut
  • Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.
  • Not in governmental office or employment.
  • (finance) Not traded by the public.
  • Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.
 yksityinen

private noun

  /ˈprajˌveːʈ/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.vət/ , /ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/ , [ˈpɹəjvət] , [ˈpʰɹaɪ̯vət̞] , [ˈpʰɹaɪ̯vɪt] , [ˈpʰɹo̞ɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɹɑjvət] , [ˈpʰɹɑɪ̯vɪt] , [ˈpʰɹəɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɾo̞ɪ̯və(ʔ)] , [ˈpʰɾəɪ̯və(ʔ)]
  • A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
 sotamies
  • (euphemism, in the plural) The genitals.
 sukuelimet

privatize verb

  /ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/
  • (economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
 yksityistää

privateer noun

  /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/ , /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/
  • (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]
 kaappari
  • (historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]
 kaapparilaiva
  • (motor racing, chiefly, _, North America) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team. [from 20th c.]
 yksityiskuski

privatization noun

  /ˌpɹaɪvətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ , /ˌpɹaɪvɪtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
 yksityistäminen

privately adverb

  /ˈpɹaɪvətli/ , /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/
  • In a private manner.
 yksityisesti

privatism noun

privatismi

privation noun

  /pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/ , /pɹɪˈveɪʃən/
  • The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
 hätä
  • (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
 mankeli
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