What is another word for publicly owned?
Pronunciation: [pˈʌblɪkli ˈə͡ʊnd] (IPA) 
Publicly owned has many synonyms that describe the term more precisely. Some of the synonyms of publicly owned are government-owned, state-owned, government-run, municipal, publicly-funded, state-run, and nationalised. Each of these synonyms refers to ownership by a government agency or the public. Government-owned suggests that the government holds the majority of the shares in a company. State-owned is a broader term that describes ownership by a state rather than a national government. Municipal highlights ownership by a local government, while state-run is used to describe the management of a business by a government agency. Publicly-funded refers to institutions that receive financing from the government. Lastly, nationalised is a term used to refer to the process by which a government takes over control of privately-owned firms.
