Uberize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To introduce a platform to an existing market or industry that provides direct transactions between sellers and buyers, often using mobile technology.
"Yes, more companies are offering 401(k) plans, but in the Uberized "gig economy" fewer workers may even have an employer to offer them."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Uberize. alt-of
Example
More examples"Yes, more companies are offering 401(k) plans, but in the Uberized "gig economy" fewer workers may even have an employer to offer them."
Etymology
From Uber + -ize. From the brand of the company Uber, which disrupted the taxicab industry by creating a business model allowing private drivers to be paid for providing a similar service.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.