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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Traders pointed to the billions of dollars sitting in leveraged exchange-traded products, which turbocharge exposure to the stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Multinational corporations are getting nearly $200 billion back in tariff refunds from the U.S. government, helping to turbocharge some companies’ earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Guardian reports internships designed to secure work for young people with special needs should be put on "turbocharge" to help tackle the youth job crisis.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
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
ChatGPT’s 2022 launch and the subsequent AI explosion caught states off guard, turbocharging energy and water consumption at facilities that support it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
“We are turbocharging that goal” with the new funds, he added.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Huang has been a fervent supporter of AI, which keeps turbocharging growth at Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
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