Spanish word

racionalizar

Pronunciation

IPA/raθjonaliˈθaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbstreamline

Example

Tenemos que racionalizar los gastos del mes.

We have to streamline this month's expenses.

Illustration for racionalizar (streamline)

More examples

Para ahorrar, hemos decidido racionalizar el presupuesto familiar.

To save money, we have decided to streamline the family budget.

Core concept

Pile of papers smoothed into an orderly stack.

Common phrases

  • racionalizar el presupuesto

    streamline the budget

  • racionalizar el uso de energía

    streamline energy use

Similar words

organizar: Arranges tasks, materials, or schedules into a clear, usable order.
restructurar: Rebuilds an organization's structure or systems to change how parts fit together.
optimizar: Improves methods and resource use to achieve higher operational efficiency.
reducir: Lowers the amount, size, or scale of something.

Definition in Spanish

Presentar o ajustar razones para que una decisión o práctica parezca razonable; también hacer más eficiente algo.

Word origin

Formed from racional ('rational') plus -izar, ultimately from Latin rationalis, literally 'to make rational', which developed senses of both 'justify' and 'improve efficiency'.

Usage tips

  • English speakers sometimes translate racionalizar as 'rationalize' meaning only streamline, but in Spanish it frequently also means to justify an action, so context determines the intended sense.

Other meanings

  • justifyverb

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