"Tescoization" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Tesco, name of a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer (from the names T. E. Stockwell and Cohen), + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ization}} + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Tescoization (uncountable)
  1. (UK) A policy of aggressive commercial expansion. Wikipedia link: Tesco Tags: UK, uncountable Synonyms: Tescoisation

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