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to levelize

to levelize

1 7.9
To make something even in different places or at different times
  • verb
  • /ˈlɛvəlˌaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : nivelar
  • To effectively budget for long-term projects, we need to levelize our expenses over time.
  • levelized cost
  • levelized cost studies

This is an overall general statement and it's not an easy one to answer, But to some extent, access to that is now levelized in an instant.

Examples

  • The goal of this initiative is to levelize access to education across different regions.

  • By using fair pricing strategies, we can levelize costs for all consumers regardless of their location.

  • But in January 2012, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said the projected "levelized" cost of electricity over the next 30 years from advanced

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  • The left yellowish part is the levelized cost of various options for energy or for light.

  • In all the cost studies I have seen, natural gas-fired power plants are the winners in levelized cost.

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  • The California Energy Commission also issues a report every couple of years that compares the levelized cost of energy across different technologies.

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  • For a capital-intensive technology, such as nuclear, this makes a big difference in the final value for the levelized cost of electricity.

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  • This represents the levelized capital cost of the plant required to burn the syngas.

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  • If we only used the best solar resources, however, the capacity factor rises to as high as 30%, and this drops the levelized cost to just 12 c/kWh.

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  • In fact, the DOE's Annual Energy Outlook 2011 projects that wind's levelized electricity costs in 2020 (after the price has come down a bit) will be about 10 cents.

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Synonyms

to level
vsto levelize
81 3.7

To make land or a building flat with the ground

focuses on making values steady across time rather than physical flattening
to even out
vsto levelize
18 3.4

To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences

works instead to steady amounts across times or points
to equalize
vsto levelize
  • US
10 4.4

To make things the same in amount, status or value

aims to keep values steady over different times or points
to flatten out
vsto levelize
5 3.4

To become flat and smooth after being uneven

applies to keeping amounts steady across points or over time
to equilibrate
vsto levelize
1 8.6

To become or make something balanced

focuses more on making values match across different points or time periods
to equilibrize
vsto levelize
9.9

To make something balanced, for example temperature or teams

aims instead at making values match and steady across points or times

Antonyms

to destabilize
77 6.7

To make something less stable, safe, or likely to succeed

How Even

to equalize
  • US
10 4.4
to levelize
  • US
1 7.9
to stabilize
  • US
75 4.3
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

levelize infinitive
levelized past
levelized past participle
levelizing present participle
levelizes third person singular

Morphology

levelize = level (transparent) = level + ize

Standard verb formation from the adjective 'level' meaning 'make even or steady'.

Etymology

Levelize comes from the common word level, which can mean 'even' or 'flat', plus the ending -ize meaning 'to make'. That's why to levelize in this sense is to 'make things equal or steady' across different places or times.