noun

liberalization

liberalization

The liberalization of the economy led to growth.

The liberalization of the economy led to growth.

They discussed the liberalization of trade policies.

They discussed the liberalization of trade policies.

the ((liberalization)) of (sth.) the process of making (sth.) less strict The liberalization of the market is complete.

Synonyms: deregulation, freeing; Antonyms: regulation, restriction

From 'liberalize' + '-ation' (a suffix indicating a process or action). 'Liberalize' comes from 'liberal'.

Focus on the '-ation' suffix, which means 'the process of'. So, it's the process of making something more liberal or free.

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