- unitize
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transitive verb
(-ized; -izing)
Date: circa 1860
1. to form or convert into a unit
2. to divide into units <the added cost of unitizing bulk products> • unitization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unitize
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Unitize — U nit*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unitizing}.] To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unitize — u‧nit‧ize [ˈjuːntaɪz] also unitise verb [transitive] FINANCE to change an investment trust into a unit trust unitization also unitisation … Financial and business terms
unitize — [yo͞o′nə tīz΄] vt. unitized, unitizing [ UNIT + IZE] to make into a single unit unitization n … English World dictionary
unitize — verb a) To manage as a unit This notion is illustrated empirically by the desire among oil producing firms to unitize oil fields early to avoid the potentially large losses of common pool extraction. b) To convert, package, or organize into one… … Wiktionary
unitize — unit ► NOUN 1) an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete; each of the individual components making up a larger whole. 2) a device, part, or item of furniture with a specified function: a sink unit. 3) a self contained or… … English terms dictionary
unitize — verb 1. divide (bulk material) and process as units • Syn: ↑unitise • Derivationally related forms: ↑unit • Hypernyms: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unitize — unitization, n. unitizer, n. /yooh ni tuyz /, v.t., unitized, unitizing. 1. to form or combine into one unit, as by welding parts together: a car with a unitized body. 2. to divide or separate into units. Also, esp. Brit., unitise. [1840 50; UNIT … Universalium
unitize — unit·ize … English syllables
unitize — u•nit•ize [[t]ˈyu nɪˌtaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb to form or combine into one unit, as by welding parts together 2) cvb to divide or separate into units • Etymology: 1840–50 u nit•i•za′tion, n. u′nit•iz er, n … From formal English to slang
Unitized — Unitize U nit*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unitizing}.] To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
