uberize

present singular third person uberizes · participle present uberizing · participle past uberized · past uberized

1. Alternative letter-case form of Uberize.

present singular third person Uberizes · participle present Uberizing · participle past Uberized · past Uberized · alternative Uberise · alternative uberise · alternative uberize

1. American and Oxford British spellingeconomicsTo introduce a platform to an existing market or industry that provides direct transactions between sellers and buyers, often using mobile technology.

   New gangs ‘Uberise’ Europe's cocaine supply and bring more violence [title]

   2018 December 14, “New gangs 'Uberise' Europe's cocaine supply and bring more violence”, in The Guardian

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   Yes, more companies are offering 401(k) plans, but in the Uberized "gig economy" fewer workers may even have an employer to offer them.

   2016 January 7, Michael Hiltzik, “Conservatives are still trying to prove there's no retirement crisis – but workers may know better”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2016

   Participate in any of today's industry conferences or university business courses, and you will likely hear at least one individual who affirms that they have invented, or conceptually designed, a platform that will “uberize” industry X, Y, or Z.

   2017, Loick Menvielle, The Digitization of Healthcare: New Challenges and Opportunities

   To be active in the twenty-first century revolution and avoid being “Uberized”, lawyers must revolutionize their thinking modes and practices to have the capacity to innovate.

   2021, Antoine Masson, Gavin Robinson, editors, Mapping Legal Innovation: Trends and Perspectives, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 65

   What is less often appreciated, though, is just how much, and how steadily, the structure and technology of gig work have expanded beyond our most obviously “Uberized” jobs.

   2023 April 13, Lauren Hilgers, “When Your Boss Is an App”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023