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prioritization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
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noun

Meaning 1

The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English prioritize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English prioritization From prioritize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: priorització — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Czech: priorizace — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Czech: prioritizace — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Finnish: priorisointi — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • French: priorisation — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Galician: priorización — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • German: Priorisierung — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Italian: priorizzazione — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Portuguese: priorização — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Portuguese: prioritização — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Russian: приоритиза́ция (prioritizácija) — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
  • Spanish: priorización — process of assigning priorities to things or tasks