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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Also especially British, pal·let·ise.

Origin of palletize

First recorded in 1950–55; pallet2 + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM palletize

pal·let·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby palletize

pallesthesia, pallet, pallet knife, pallet truck, palleted, palletize, pallette, pallial, palliasse, palliate, palliative
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Words related to palletize

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

British Dictionary definitions for palletize

palletize

palletise

/ (ˈpælɪˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to stack or transport on a pallet or pallets

Derived forms of palletize

palletization or palletisation, noun
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