palletize

American  

[pal-i-tahyz] / ˈpæl ɪˌtaɪz /

especially British, palletise

verb (used with object)

palletized, palletizing

1. to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.

2. to perform (a materials-handling operation) with the aid of pallets.

3. to equip with pallets or with the ability to handle pallets.

   to palletize a truck.

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verb (used without object)

palletized, palletizing

1. to handle cargo or other materials by means of pallets.

palletize British  

/ ˈpælɪˌtaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• palletization noun

Etymology

Origin of palletize

First recorded in 1950–55; pallet ² + -ize

Related Words

• clothe
• pack
• wrap