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prioritization

/prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

prioritization noun: the process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.

Noun

prioritization (countable and uncountable, plural prioritizations)

  1. The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.
    • Many autistic individuals without a PTSD diagnosis may actually meet criteria for PTSD but have not received an official diagnosis, potentially due to stronger prioritization of the primary diagnosis of autism.2025 May 17, Emily Hotez, Rebecca K. Tsevat, Sha Tao, Jenny Mai Phan, Philip Smith, Tammy Shen, Jonas Ventimiglia, Liliana Rivera, Hailey Kissner, Lisa A. Croen, Lindsay Shea, “Autism, Obesity, and...

Forms of prioritization

pluralprioritizations
alternative formprioritisation

Origin of prioritization

From prioritize + -ation.

Words formed from prioritization

Questions about prioritization

What does prioritization mean?
Prioritization means the process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.
What part of speech is prioritization?
Prioritization is a noun.
How do you pronounce prioritization?
Prioritization is pronounced /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What is the plural of prioritization?
The plural of prioritization is prioritizations.

Words near prioritization in the dictionary

  1. prioritiser
  2. prioritisers
  3. prioritises
  4. prioritising
  5. prioritizable
  6. prioritization
  7. prioritizations
  8. prioritize
  9. prioritized
  10. prioritizer
  11. prioritizers

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