“私有化”常见的英文表达是 privatization（美式拼写）或 privatisation（英式拼写） 。例如：
The government is planning to carry out the privatization of several state-owned enterprises.（政府正计划对几家国有企业进行私有化。）
The privatisation of the railway system has sparked a lot of debate.（铁路系统的私有化引发了诸多争论 。）