See Also: homogenization(medicine)
Homogenization(money)

rite (iou) and Homogenization (money)


rite (iou)



rite noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French rit, later rite, or from Latin ritus (religious) usage. See also RIGHT noun2.]
A formal procedure or act in a religious or Other solemn observance. ME.
The custom or practice of a country, people, etc. LME-M16.
A Religion. LME-M16.
A custom or practice of a formal kind, a social observance. L16.
A body of liturgical etc. observances characteristic of a religious denomination. E18.
Phrases: CONJUGAL rites. last rites: see LAST adjective. Latin rite: see LATIN adjective. rite of intensification Anthropology a rite marking a special event affecting a social group and tending towards strengthening the bonds uniting its members (usu. in pl.). rite of passage [translating French RITE DE PASSAGE] a rite marking a new defined stage in a person's life, as the beginning of adulthood.
riteless adjective E17.

Homogenization (money)


Definition: Act of making things the same.