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UNITIZATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does unitization mean?

• UNITIZATION (noun)
The noun UNITIZATION has 4 senses:

1. (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
2. the act of packaging cargo into unit loads
3. conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust
4. the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies

Familiarity information: UNITIZATION used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• UNITIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

chunking; unitisation; unitization

Hypernyms ("unitization" is a kind of...):

configuration; constellation (an arrangement of parts or elements)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of packaging cargo into unit loads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

unitisation; unitization

Hypernyms ("unitization" is a kind of...):

packaging (the business of packing)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

unitisation; unitization

Hypernyms ("unitization" is a kind of...):

conversion (act of exchanging one type of money or security for another)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

The joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

unitisation; unitization

Hypernyms ("unitization" is a kind of...):

development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)

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