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palletize

[ pal-i-tahyz ]
/ ˈpæl ɪˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), pal·let·ized, pal·let·iz·ing.

to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
to perform (a materials-handling operation) with the aid of pallets.
to equip with pallets or with the ability to handle pallets: to palletize a truck.

verb (used without object), pal·let·ized, pal·let·iz·ing.

to handle cargo or other materials by means of pallets.

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RELATED WORDS

wrap, clothe, pack, tie, bale, bind, truss, fasten

Nearby words

  1. pallesthesia,
  2. pallet,
  3. pallet knife,
  4. pallet truck,
  5. palleted,
  6. pallette,
  7. pallia,
  8. pallial,
  9. palliard,
  10. palliasse
Also especially British, pal·let·ise.

Origin of palletize

First recorded in 1950–55; pallet2 + -ize
Related formspal·let·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for palletize

palletize

palletise

/ (ˈpælɪˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to stack or transport on a pallet or pallets
Derived Formspalletization or palletisation, noun
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