It's just an attempt on his part to maximize profits, as much as possible, in the last moments of negotiations.
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Maximize
//ˈmæksəmaɪz//
Synonyms for "maximize" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
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Related words (21)
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33 translations across 21 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- maksimeer verb (to make as large as possible)
Armenian
2 entries- առավելագույնի հասցնել verb (to make as large as possible)
- առավելացնել verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Catalan
2 entries- maximitzar verb (to make as large as possible)
- maximitzar verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 最大化 verb (to make as large as possible)
- 最大化 verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Czech
1 entries- maximalizovat verb (to make as large as possible)
Dutch
1 entries- maximaliseren verb (to make as large as possible)
Finnish
2 entries- maksimoida verb (to make as large as possible)
- suurentaa verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
French
1 entries- maximiser verb (to make as large as possible)
German
1 entries- maximieren verb (to make as large as possible)
Greek
1 entries- μεγιστοποιώ verb (to make as large as possible)
Irish
1 entries- uasmhéadaigh verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Japanese
2 entries- 最大化する verb (to make as large as possible)
- 最大化する verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Korean
2 entries- 최대화(最大化)하다 verb (to make as large as possible)
- 최대화(最大化)하다 verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Māori
2 entries- whakamōrahi verb (to make as large as possible)
- whakamōrahi verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Polish
2 entries- maksymalizować verb (to make as large as possible)
- zmaksymalizować verb (to make as large as possible)
Portuguese
1 entries- maximizar verb (to make as large as possible)
Russian
4 entries- максимизи́ровать verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
- разверну́ть verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
- развора́чивать verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
- увели́чивать максима́льно verb (to make as large as possible)
Slovak
1 entries- maximalizovať verb (to make as large as possible)
Spanish
2 entries- extremar verb (to make as large as possible)
- maximizar verb (to make as large as possible)
Swedish
1 entries- maximera verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Vietnamese
1 entries- tối đa hóa verb (to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing))
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He should be promoted as soon as possible to maximize his chances.
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The business owner wants to maximize profit.
Source: tatoeba (4717324)
We need to maximize this opportunity.
Source: tatoeba (9631110)
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