Meaning of McDonald's-ization | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C2]
Examples
“Fans & Monograms at Westgate Mall got in 48 caps Wednesday and sold them all in 15 minutes, owner Rob⟳ Waterman said. Waterman said the frenzy reminded him of the run⟳ on the Nutmeg Rose Bowl caps around Christmas 1993. “I draw⟳ the analogy of the ‘McDonald’s-ization’ of America,” he said. “People think⟳ they can just drive⟳ up and get⟳ it. But manufacturers couldn’t pre[-]manufacture⟳ the cap. The game just happened Sunday.””
“Ed Mierzwinski with the U.S. Public Interest⟳ Research⟳ Group says consumers will pay⟳ higher fees and their privacy will be further invaded as merged companies trade⟳ each other’s customer lists. “The McDonald’s-ization of financial business hasn’t led to better french fries, it has led to higher prices, less choice, less innovation,” he says.”
““Nobody wants to see⟳ the McDonald’s-ization of cannabis,” Dan Scully, one of the 400 “patient-growers” who supply⟳ Oakland’s largest retail medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, grumbled after a City Council committee gave the blueprint preliminary approval last⟳ week.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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