sizing

[ sahy-zing ]

noun

1. the act or process of applying size or preparing with size.
2. size, as for glazing paper or strengthening fabric.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sizing¹

First recorded in 1625–35; size ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A note about sizing: This hoodie is unisex.

From Los Angeles Times

Asos said in a trading update last week that it had made improvements to sizing and how clothing and accessories are displayed on product pages.

From BBC

They are organizers and disruptors, optimists and skeptics, some of them sizing up the current political landscape looking for reasons to hope and others demanding — at the top of their lungs — immediate action.

From Los Angeles Times

Across Los Angeles, some religious leaders are sizing up their own properties, encouraged by new legislation making it easier to develop the land.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, attorneys general in multiple states have their hands full with deceptive fraud complaints against companies that allegedly prey on people by selling expensive plans with high interest rates, or inappropriately sizing systems.

From Salon

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