palletize

[pal-i-tahyz]

pal·let·ize

[pal-i-tahyz] verb, pal·let·ized, pal·let·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to handle cargo or other materials by means of pallets.

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Palletize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
Also, especially British, pal·let·ise.


Origin:
1950–55; pallet2 + -ize

pal·let·i·za·tion, noun
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palletize or palletise (ˈpælɪˌtaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to stack or transport on a pallet or pallets
 
palletise or palletise
 
vb
 
palleti'zation or palletise
 
n
 
palleti'sation or palletise
 
n

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