maximizemax‧i‧mize (also maximise British English) /ˈmæksəmaɪz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 
The company’s main function is to maximize profit.► see thesaurus at increase2to click on a special part on a window on a computer screen so that it becomes as big as the screen OPP minimize3to use something in a way that gives you the greatest practical value or the best results: We need to maximize the space.maximize opportunities/chances etc The career center will help you maximize your opportunities.—maximization /ˌmæksəmaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -səmə-/ noun [uncountable]
VERB TABLE
maximize
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | maximize |
| he, she, it | maximizes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | maximized |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have maximized |
| he, she, it | has maximized | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had maximized |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will maximize |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have maximized |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am maximizing |
| he, she, it | is maximizing | |
| you, we, they | are maximizing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was maximizing |
| you, we, they | were maximizing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been maximizing |
| he, she, it | has been maximizing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been maximizing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be maximizing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been maximizing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Diamonds are cut to maximize the stone's beauty.
- The bank's function is to maximize profits, and that requires some risk-taking.
- We need to look at how to maximize our cash flow.
- Both, however, exist to maximize the inclusive fitness of breeding in their exponents.
- Carr and the Celtics have done a decent job the past 48 hours, maximizing the suspense surrounding their new lineup.
- Following this rule will result in choosing the investment that will maximize the value added to the firm.
- Strategies that maximize the individual fitness component may be termed selfish.
- The aim of everyone, irrespective of weight, should be to modify their eating very slightly to maximize health benefits.
- The idea that maximizing personal consumption is central to individual welfare is less than two hundred years old.
- The result is that they are bought up by development companies, insurance companies and pension funds looking to maximize their value.
- The state / firm attempts to use productive resources optimally to maximize the supply of appropriate goods available for consumers.
THESAURUSto make something increase
to make something larger in number, amount, or degree: · Being overweight increases the risk of having a heart attack.· We need to increase the number of police officers on the streets.
to increase prices, taxes etc. Put something up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: · The landlord has put the rent up again.· They’re always putting up gas prices.
to increase something such as prices or taxes, or levels or standards: · The bank has raised interest rates for the third time this year.· The school aims to raise students’ levels of achievement.
to increase the amount of something so that it is twice or three times as large: · The airline plans to double the number of passengers it carries by 2015.· High blood pressure triples the risk of strokes.
to increase sales, profits, production etc, especially when they have been lower than you want them to be: · Growing affluence has boosted sales.· Oil exports boosted the economy.
to increase something so that it contains a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business: · The company plans to expand its retail operations.· Supermarkets have expanded their ranges to include non-food items.
to increase something such as your power or influence, or the number of things you are involved in: · We are hoping to extend the range of services that we offer.· The company plans to extend its dominance of the world car market.
to increase your efforts or activities, especially to change a situation: · Security has been stepped up following the bombing.· Local people have stepped up their campaign to prevent a prison being built in their neighbourhood.
to increase a feeling or effect: · The attack has heightened concerns about racism in schools.· Hunger can heighten the effect that alcohol has on you.
to increase something as much as possible: · Businesses try to maximize efficiency and cut costs.· To maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, you should make sure that you eat well.
Longman Language Activatorto make a number or amount increase · High alcohol consumption increases the risk of liver disease. · The Clean Air Act would increase the cost of electric power in the Midwest.· The party aims to increase the number of women elected to Congress.· We reduced the size of the magazine because we didn't want to increase the price.increase something to · The company has increased its workforce to 1,500 employeesincrease something by 20%/$400/1 million etc · a program to increase output by 14%
if someone raises raises a tax, price, temperature etc, they increase it: · The president should take the necessary steps of raising taxes and cutting public spending.· All the major airlines have raised their fares.raise something to $300/40C/200 etc: · The retirement age has been raised to 65 for both men and women.
informal if someone puts up the cost or price of something, they increase it: put up something: · They've put up the price of petrol again.put something up: · A solicitor can advise whether the landlord has a right to put the rent up.· This used to be quite a cheap restaurant but they've put their prices up since the last time I came here.
informal to increase prices or amounts by a large amount, especially when this seems unreasonable: jack something up: · I guess they must jack the price up in the summer, then mark it down in the winter. jack up something: · a proposal that would have jacked up taxi fares by as much as 30%
to make something increase - use this about things you would prefer to keep low, such as costs and prices: push/drive/force up something: · An expansion of the weapons research program is sure to drive up defence costs.· In recent years, increased demand has forced up the price of copper on world markets.push/force/drive something up: · Office vacancy rates have reached a low, pushing rents up sharply for office and industrial space.
to increase something such as production, sales, or wages because they are not as high as you want them to be: · The plan was meant to boost agricultural production.· The multi-million dollar ad campaign has failed to boost sales.· Greater consumer access to the Internet has boosted electronic retailing.
to increase a number or amount by two, three, or four times: · The company has quadrupled Sonia's salary in just three years in recognition of her achievements.· The government doubled the sales tax on cigarettes from 20% to 40%.
also maximise British to make something such as profit, power, or productivity increase to the highest level that you can achieve: · The bank's function is to maximize profits, and that requires some risk-taking.· To maximise power output, solar panels are placed on the highest part of the building.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The company’s main function is to maximize profit. The career center will help you maximize your opportunities.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The company’s main function is to maximize profit. The career center will help you maximize your opportunities. (=make them as big as possible)· Every firm tries to maximize its profits.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· By applying this principle total world output will be maximized and benefits will accrue to all parties.· It can instead devote its time, money, and energy to maximizing the benefits it has realized.· How, then, can a poor country maximize its benefits from such projects?
· Thinking constantly in terms of end-results maximizes the chance of achieving them.· It maximized my chances for making solid contact by starting with the tough ones and ending with the one-two.· Keeping wives in work will therefore maximize the chances of their husbands hearing about possible job openings.· What she did, however, was to maximize her chances of responding positively.· How do they maximize their chances of career development?· From the outset, Taylor maximized his chances of assembling a Great Group by looking for people who could work collaboratively.
· Our presence is not intended to be flashy and we want to minimize our risks while maximizing our opportunities.
· This, presumably one could say, maximizes their utility.· The wage is set by the union executive to maximize the expected utility of the median voter.· Consumers maximize utility subject to possible quantity constraints.
· The result is that they are bought up by development companies, insurance companies and pension funds looking to maximize their value.· Following this rule will result in choosing the investment that will maximize the value added to the firm.· Such a policy will maximize the value of the firm.· In general, every household and every firm are motivated to maximize the value associated with the resources and goods they control.
WORD FAMILYnounmaximizationverbmaximize
1to increase something such as profit or income as much as possible OPP minimizemaximize profit/revenue etc The company’s main function is to maximize profit.► see thesaurus at increase2to click on a special part on a window on a computer screen so that it becomes as big as the screen OPP minimize3to use something in a way that gives you the greatest practical value or the best results: We need to maximize the space.maximize opportunities/chances etc The career center will help you maximize your opportunities.—maximization /ˌmæksəmaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -səmə-/ noun [uncountable]