turbocharge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
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Informal. to speed up; accelerate.
Etymology
Origin of turbocharge
First recorded in 1940–45; turbo- + (super)charge
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But Jupp will need to turbocharge it - with fewer resources and a demoralised workforce, some of whom she will need to shepherd out the door.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
North American Blue Energy Partners, led by Alejandro Betancourt, plans to dispatch more than 50 drilling rigs to the country over the next few years in an effort to turbocharge Venezuela’s crude production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some analysts have pinned the severity of declines by the Kospi on rampant speculation from individuals and traders using borrowed money to turbocharge bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
AI is going to completely turbocharge that type of development for anything across the research-and-development spectrum.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
To do justice to the increased obsession with death and destiny, someone needed to turbocharge music’s engine.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
The new turbocharged sector funds are a more powerful tool for focusing on the biggest winners in an industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The economy has been turbocharged by massive spending on AI and all materials supporting an ongoing technological revolution.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The global race to build data centres to train and run chatbots, image generators and other AI tools has turbocharged the fortunes of Samsung and other chipmakers, despite concerns that the sector may be overvalued.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
This year, however, the fires and haze have been turbocharged by a so-called "Godzilla" El Nino, which has fuelled extremely dry conditions.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The kid who might once have cruised through town showing off his new Mustang is more apt to invite friends over to see his turbocharged new hard drive.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
The disclosures suggest that AI demand is turbocharging the company’s business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
It’s true the AI boom is boosting business productivity, driving investment and turbocharging earnings for tech workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Cembalest was also alarmed by the rapidly mounting margin debt accumulated by retail traders that was turbocharging the rally, and the market risks from the multiplication of leveraged ETFs on the sector.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
There was a concern elsewhere in the top flight that Newcastle could look to finance such a push within the rules by turbocharging revenues through lucrative sponsorship deals with Saudi companies.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A strong kickoff to the first-quarter earnings season has also been turbocharging the recent market rally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
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