modernization

American  

[mod-er-nahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, modernisation

noun

1. the act or process of making or becoming up-to-date, or the state of being up-to-date or modern.

   Los Angeles is investing billions in the first major modernization at LAX since the 1984 Olympics.

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Other Word Forms

• antimodernization noun
• overmodernization noun
• remodernization noun

Etymology

Origin of modernization

moderniz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

It harms participants by stifling both plan modernization and the expansion of employer-provided benefits in the voluntary system we have.

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Nor could he stop himself from pushing Jewish institutions toward modernization even when they rejected his ideas—and him.

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Congress should increase the Pentagon’s facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization funds to address these gaps.

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Find insight on Michelle Bowman’s proposed modernization of bank regulation, European stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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It is giving priority to investments in network optimization and efficiency, including fleet and facility modernization and automation, it said.

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