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Tescoization

Tescoization noun: a policy of aggressive commercial expansion.

Noun

Tescoization (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A policy of aggressive commercial expansion.
    • the Tescoization of public services
    • The movement against the Tesco-ization of small-town Britain is active in Todmorden. Decals reading 'Save our markets. No more supermarkets' are on prominent display throughout the town and a recent application for a further supermarket has been declined by the local council.2013, Jessica Fanzo, Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Diversifying Food and Diets

Forms of Tescoization

alternative formTescoisation

Origin of Tescoization

From Tesco, name of a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer (from the names T. E. Stockwell and Cohen), + -ization.

Questions about Tescoization

What does Tescoization mean?
Tescoization means a policy of aggressive commercial expansion.
What part of speech is Tescoization?
Tescoization is a noun.

Words near Tescoization in the dictionary

  1. teschoviral
  2. teschovirus
  3. teschoviruses
  4. Tesco Value
  5. Tescoisation
  6. Tescoization
  7. Tescopoly
  8. TESCREAL
  9. TESDA
  10. Tesem
  11. Tesems

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