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Meaning of
rationalisation
in English
rationalisation
us
/ræʃənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
uk
/ræʃənaɪˈZeɪʃən/
#uncommon
Plural
rationalisation
Definitions
Noun
making
something
seem
reasonable
;
justifying
actions
The
company
provided
a
rationalisation
for
the
recent
price
increase
.
a
statement
explaining
motivations
or
causes
The
politician's
rationalisation
of
the
controversial
policy
was
unconvincing
.
reorganizing
for
improved
efficiency
The
company
underwent
a
rationalisation
process
to
reduce
costs
and
increase
productivity
.
hiding
true
motives
behind
a
harmless
excuse
Her
rationalisation
for
being
late
was
that
she
had
traffic
,
but
really
she
overslept
.
simplifying
an
expression
without
changing
its
value
The
mathematician
used
rationalisation
to
simplify
the
complex
algebraic
expression
.