centralise

/ˈsentrəlaɪz/ /ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz/

Meanings

verb

To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate

Examples :

"The company decided to centralise all its customer service operations in the main office. "

verb

To move power to a single, central authority

Examples :

"The school district decided to centralise all purchasing decisions, so now the main office handles everything from pencils to computers. "

politics government organization state

Related Words

concentrate noun

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

A substance that is in a condensed form.

"The coffee concentrate was strong, so a little went a long way. "

purchasing verb

/ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrˌtʃeɪsɪŋ/

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.

"to purchase land, to purchase a house"

customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

In a physical manner.

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

operations noun

/ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃənz/ /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənz/

The method by which a device performs its function.

"The washing machine's operations include filling with water, washing, rinsing, and spinning. "

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

consolidate verb

/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/

To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

"He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag."

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

district noun

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

An administrative division of an area.

"the Soho district of London"

decisions noun

/dɪˈsɪʒənz/ /dɪˈsɪʒnz/

The act of deciding.

""The team's success depends on making good decisions." "

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

The power to enforce rules or give orders.

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."