uberize
uberize is the alternative letter-case form of Uberize.
Verb capitalized: Uberize
Uberize (third-person singular simple present Uberizes, present participle Uberizing, simple past and past participle Uberized)
- To introduce a platform to an existing market or industry that provides direct transactions between sellers and buyers, often using mobile technology.
- Yes, more companies are offering 401(k) plans, but in the Uberized "gig economy" fewer workers may even have an employer to offer them.2016 January 7, Michael Hiltzik, “Conservatives are still trying to prove there's no retirement crisis – but workers may know better”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...
- Participate in any of today's industry conferences or university business courses, and you will likely hear at least one individual who affirms that they have invented, or conceptually designed, a platform that will “uberize” industry X, Y, or Z.2017, Loick Menvielle, The Digitization of Healthcare: New Challenges and Opportunities
Forms of uberize
| third-person singular present | uberizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | uberizing |
| past participle | uberized |
| past | uberized |
| third-person singular present | Uberizes |
| present participle | Uberizing |
| past participle | Uberized |
| past | Uberized |
| alternative form | Uberise |
| alternative form | uberise |
| alternative form | uberize |
Origin of uberize
From Uber + -ize. From the brand of the company Uber, which disrupted the taxicab industry by creating a business model allowing private drivers to be paid for providing a similar service.
Words formed from uberize
Questions about uberize
- What does uberize mean?
- Uberize means to introduce a platform to an existing market or industry that provides direct transactions between sellers and buyers, often using mobile technology.
- What is uberize the alternative letter-case form of?
- Uberize is the alternative letter-case form of Uberize.
- What part of speech is uberize?
- Uberize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of uberize?
- The past tense of uberize is uberized.
Words near uberize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: uberize (page history and authors); Uberize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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