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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.
 privaat, persoonlijk
  • Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
 besloten, privé
in privé

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.]
 kaper
  • (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.]
 kaapschip, kaper

privatize verb

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

privatization noun

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

privation noun

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

privateering noun

kaapvaart

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.
 gemeen soldaat

privately adverb

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