From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprioritizepri‧o‧ri‧tize (also prioritise British English) /praɪˈɒrətaɪz $ -ˈɔːr-/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 1 ORDER/SEQUENCEto put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first You need to prioritize your tasks.2 IMPORTANTto deal with one thing first, because it is the most important The public wants to see the fight against crime prioritized. —prioritization /praɪˌɒrətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌɔːrətə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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prioritize• Identify all the tasks you have to do, then prioritize.• But in this contradiction between productivity and safety, between speed and conformity to regulations, which does the corporation prioritize?• If you are one of the best in the world, you prioritize.• There was no fixed pot of money for which projects had to compete and no ranking or prioritizing of projects.• We have to prioritize our time in some of the more violent developments.• So prioritizing, you have to prioritize something in this case you mean just anything right?From Longman Business Dictionaryprioritizepri‧o‧ri‧tize /praɪˈɒrətaɪz-ˈɔːr-/ (also prioritise British English) verb [intransitive, transitive] to put several tasks, problems etc in order of importance so that the most important ones are done firstWe are going to have to prioritize because of the very severe cutbacks in staff.Those cars were critical to Nissan’s image, so they prioritized them in the product cycle.→ See Verb table 