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Spanish word
racionalización
Pronunciation
IPA/raθjonaliθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounstreamlining
Example
La racionalización de la empresa redujo los costos.
The company's streamlining reduced costs.
More examples
Estoy haciendo una racionalización de gastos para ahorrar este mes.
I'm doing a streamlining of expenses to save money this month.
Core concept
A company reorganizing processes to cut waste and costs.
Common phrases
racionalización de gastos
streamlining of expenses
racionalización del presupuesto
streamlining of the budget
Similar words
optimización: Improving processes and resource use to achieve the highest efficiency possible.
reestructuración: Making large-scale changes to an organization's structure or distribution of duties.
simplificación: Making procedures or documents simpler and easier to use.
ajuste: Altering amounts or methods slightly to fit current needs or conditions.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso o resultado de aplicar criterios racionales a algo, tanto para optimizar su funcionamiento como para justificar decisiones y hacerlas parecer razonables.
Word origin
From Spanish racionalizar 'to rationalize', ultimately from Latin rationalis 'of reason' (from ratio 'reason'), with the noun suffix -ción marking an action or result.
Usage tips
- In business and the press, racionalización commonly refers to reorganizations that reduce staff or costs and thus often carries a negative tone beyond the neutral English 'streamlining'.
Other meanings
- rationalizationnoun
Opposites
- derrochewastefulnessnoun
- ineficienciainefficiencynoun
Related words
- racionalizarstreamlineverb
- racionalrationaladjective