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Plural of rationalization

regular plural

The plural of rationalization is rationalizations.

Forms of rationalization

Singularrationalization /ˌræʃ(ə)n(ə)laɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
Pluralrationalizations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Rationalizations in a sentence

  • But, he insisted, he was neither a “Union Saver” nor a “freedom shrieker.” He rejected all high-flown rationalizations for the war effort — “to hell with the devilish twaddle about freedom.”2014 October 17, Daniel W. Crofts, “What Union Soldiers Thought About the Civil War”, in The New York Times
  • After every shooting, blame and rationalizations fly.2024 September 16, Gabrielle Giffords, “Gabby Giffords: It’s the Guns. It’s Always the Guns.”, in The New York Times
  • All these rationalizations for asinine behavior are getting on my nerves.From the entry nerve
  • A whole array of rationalizations justified the murder of innocent men, women and children.2009, Peter Fleming, Stelios C. Zyglidopoulos, Charting Corporate Corruption: Agency, Structure and Escalation, page 40. From the entry demonic
  • But his next words sucked all the air out of my rationalizations.2008, Eric Rosenblatt, The Bureaucrat of Last Resort, →ISBN, page 208. From the entry suck all the air out of

Meaning of rationalization

  1. noun The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.
  2. noun A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
  3. noun The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.

Full definition of rationalization

Questions about the plural of rationalization

What is the plural of rationalization?
The plural of rationalization is rationalizations.
Is rationalization countable?
Rationalization is a countable and uncountable noun.

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