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pri·ori·tise

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prioritize, prioritiseverb

    assign a priority to

    "we have too many things to do and must prioritize"

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  1. prioritise

    To prioritise means to organise or arrange things in order of their importance, urgency or relevance. It involves deciding which tasks, goals, or activities should be addressed first based on their significance, with the aim of maximising efficiency or effectiveness. This can be applied in various contexts such as work or project management, personal planning, or resource allocation.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prioritise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prioritise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of prioritise in a Sentence

  1. Charles Whall:

    More importantly, these (dividend) levels will keep the pressure on the majors to prioritise projects and not to fuel another OFS (oil field service) inflation spiral, a focus on returns rather than growth should allow these companies to outperform in what is likely a low-growth world.

  2. Catherine Pettengell:

    Even with new announcements from Germany and Canada, all G7 countries need to go further and faster with their individual commitments as well as take collective responsibility for achieving the $ 100 billion goal before COP26, they acknowledge in the communiqué that more commitments must come by COP. So I think the question is,' Why not now ? What's the delay ?' Developing countries deserve to have the confidence going into COP 26 that the Paris Agreement will be delivered. And it can't go down to the wire. These leaders need to prioritise building trust and momentum now with the four and a half months left to COP 26.

  3. Seth Berkley:

    We need to ensure that there are enough vaccines for everyone, we are going to need global leadership to identify and prioritise vaccine candidates.

  4. Prime Minister David Cameron:

    I am determined to prioritise the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat because protecting the British people is my number one duty, this is a generational struggle that demands we provide more manpower to combat those who would destroy us and our values.

  5. Sarah Glendon:

    Between 2020 and 2024 there will be significant spikes in bond maturities, so whoever is in office will need to prioritise getting their fiscal house in order to maintain market access and be able to roll over maturities during that period.

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