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Definition of palletize - 2 dictionary results

pal⋅let⋅ize

[pal-i-tahyz] verb, -ized, -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.
Also, especially British, pal⋅let⋅ise.


Origin:
1950–55; pallet 2 + -ize


pal⋅let⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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pal·let·ize   (pāl'ĭ-tīz')   
tr.v.   pal·let·ized, pal·let·izing, pal·let·izes
To store or move (freight, for example) by means of pallets.
pal'let·i·za'tion (-lĭ-tĭ-zā'shən) n., pal'let·i'zer n.
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