rationalisation (noun)
1rationalisation — noun 1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening • Syn: ↑rationalization • Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine …
2rationalisation — /ˌræʃ(ə)nəlaɪ zeɪʃ(ə)n/, rationalization noun the process of streamlining or making more efficient …
3rationalize — ra‧tion‧al‧ize [ˈræʆnəlaɪz] also rationalise verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to make a business or organization more effective by getting rid of unnecessary staff, equipment etc, or reorganizing its structure: • The company has been… …
4rationalization — rationalize ra‧tion‧al‧ize [ˈræʆnəlaɪz] also rationalise verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to make a business or organization more effective by getting rid of unnecessary staff, equipment etc, or reorganizing its structure: • The company… …
5IT rationalization — UK US (UK also IT rationalisation) noun [U] IT, MANAGEMENT ► the process of using data to make decisions about how a department or organization buys and uses its computers, software, etc. so that they are as effective as possible …
6product rationalization — UK US (UK also product rationalisation) noun [U] PRODUCTION, COMMERCE, MARKETING ► the process of reducing the number of products that you sell in order to invest more in the products that make the most profit: »The goal of product… …
7rationalization — noun 1. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑rationalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise (for: ↑rationalisation), ↑rationalize …
8systematisation — noun systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale • Syn: ↑systematization, ↑rationalization, ↑rationalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise (for: ↑rationalisation) …
9organisation — noun 1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something he claims that the present administration is corrupt the governance of an association is responsible to its members he quickly… …
10systematization — noun systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑systematisation, ↑rationalization, ↑rationalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise (for: ↑ …
