prioritize — pri‧o‧ri‧tize [praɪˈɒrtaɪz ǁ ˈɔːr ] also prioritise verb [intransitive, transitive] to put several tasks, problems etc in order of importance so that the most important ones are done first: • We are going to have to prioritize because of the… … Financial and business terms
prioritize — meaning ‘to establish priorities for (a list of items)’, is first recorded in 1968, and is often cited as an example of unwelcome verb formations in ize. It is nonetheless a generally useful word, despite its associations with the world of… … Modern English usage
prioritize — 1973, apparently coined during the 1972 U.S. presidential election, from root of PRIORITY (Cf. priority) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Prioritized; prioritizing … Etymology dictionary
prioritize — (Amer.) praɪ É”rÉ™taɪz / É’r v. set priorities, organize according to importance (also prioritise) … English contemporary dictionary
prioritize — (also prioritise) ► VERB 1) designate or treat as most important. 2) determine the relative importance of (items or tasks). DERIVATIVES prioritization noun … English terms dictionary
prioritize — [prī ôr′ə tīz΄] vt. prioritized, prioritizing 1. to arrange (items) in order of priority 2. to assign (an item) to a particular level of priority … English World dictionary
prioritize — UK [praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz] / US [praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz] verb Word forms prioritize : present tense I/you/we/they prioritize he/she/it prioritizes present participle prioritizing past tense prioritized past participle prioritized 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
prioritize — pri|or|i|tize [ praı ɔrə,taız ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to decide in what order you should do things, based on how important or urgent they are: We need to learn to prioritize. The committee has to prioritize the school s needs. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prioritize — prioritization, n. /pruy awr i tuyz , or /, v., prioritized, prioritizing. v.t. 1. to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments. 2. to give a high priority to. v.i. 3. to organize or deal with something according… … Universalium
prioritize — pri|o|ri|tize also prioritise BrE [praıˈɔrıtaız US ˈo:r ] v [T] 1.) to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first ▪ You need to prioritize your tasks. 2.) to deal with one… … Dictionary of contemporary English
