Verb (used with object), : to look for ways of maximizing profit. ,He maximized his importance in the program, minimizing the contributions of the other participants. ,Maximize your time by planning ahead.    From Dictionary.com. 

Ontario has no option but to be actively involved in maximising Canada-U.S. trade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meeting the Canadian Challenge] Reference

Bethan, I do't want to be too negative about the aim of this proposal - because I support the idea of maximising opportunity to develop IT skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spend or Invest. That's the Question] Reference

But if you’re interesting in maximising your audience or audience participation, it’s always useful to understand what content really strikes a chord with your readers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Web Teacher › PostRank tracks reader engagement metrics] Reference

I use SizeUp for maximising from the keyboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [RightZoom Makes The OS X Maximise Button More Like Windows | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

They recognise the trade-offs in decision-making, such as maximising returns today versus investing for future growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Management-Issues : News] Reference

This leads to behaviour generally known as "maximising": players will attempt to discover the ideal mathematical way to achieve the goal of the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gamasutra Feature Articles] Reference

By doing so, they will learn how to go beyond merely "maximising" traffic to actually delivering the right content to the right visitors at the right time.    From Wordnik.com.  [AvaxHome] Reference

(to use one of the phrases coined by Bentham) of 'maximising' happiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The English Utilitarians, Volume I.] Reference

I am only interested in maximising our security interests.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Better to minimise work's burden while maximising what it pays.    From Wordnik.com.  [This column will change your life: Just the job] Reference

Thus we can concentrate entirely on maximising the survival rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [3.1) Making the most of the market] Reference

Answer - maximising casualties is an important part of their strategy.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

I realise that i've not been maximising this holiday period really much.    From Wordnik.com.  [yanxious Diary Entry] Reference

But even in the shorter term an impact can be made by maximising farm employment.    From Wordnik.com.  [SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE KWAZULU/NATAL AGRICULTURAL UNION] Reference

That is, perhaps he's only now maximising the talent that has always been hinted at.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

We are committed to maximising our efforts to fight crime in co-operation with the police.    From Wordnik.com.  [ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE] Reference

While labour's objective was to maximise wages, capital aimed at maximising profit, Sexwale said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Thus maximising productivity may drive out long-term learning and have adverse effects on social equity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Demand was expected to remain firm in 1996 during which the company's focus would be on maximising output.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Even in departing, his final bequest was the gloomy visage of Brown, cleverly maximising his greatest asset.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simon Jenkins: Toasting Tony] Reference

They believe in maximising liberty, and believe that government interference is usually unnecessary and harmful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference

"Privatisation exposes our economy to the short-term profit-maximising vagaries of global markets," Nzimande said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Through this initiative we are maximising the labour-intensive components of various existing development programmes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address at the Local Government Bargaining Council Sector Summit] Reference

Board members would assist in conducting a feasibility study into ways of maximising the tourism potential of the Wild Coast.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The medium term objective is the synchronizing and integration of investment in impoverished communities, thus maximising impact.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Through institutional strengthening programs, AusAID is concentrating on maximising the educational outcome for public investment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Our Education Partnerships Right] Reference

Activities should be regulated, as far as possible, by nothing more intrusive than the invisible hand of profit-maximising competition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address at the VIIth International Ombudsman Institute Conference] Reference

The combination of Walder at 10 and Flutey at 12, however, allows them to choose between control and adventure, maximising their options.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dave Walder re-boots Wasps and victory over Leicester is assured] Reference

The past three years have exposed as a fallacy the idea that the only way to run a company is as a profit-maximising, shareholder-driven plc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Co-operatives offer template for David Cameron's big society] Reference

In other words, the core principle of human dignity implied in maximising freedom of choice, is the principle of mutual, and reciprocal respect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws] Reference

Consequently the expansion of food grain processing should be carefully planned with a view to maximising the benefits which may be derived from it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

The group's focus on maximising margins by raising selling prices, rather than seeking to accelerate volume growth helped to boost half-year results.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taylor Wimpey returns to profit] Reference

The short-term options may include bringing the water to the camp by lorry (water tankering) and maximising the use of local sources found in the area.    From Wordnik.com.  [7. Typical Scenarios] Reference

His preference ran to tall, slim, leggy blondes who specialised in maximising their impact, sophisticated women who aimed to win in the desirability stakes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride]

During my stay a solar panel engineer is drawing up plans for maximising the amount of natural energy the lodge can generate using new and improved solar technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lauren Scott: Safari Part II. Riding Wild and Swahili Lessons] Reference

Only through linking our collective resources, and through maximising the synergy of our combined actions, will be able to effect the socio-economic changes our society requires.    From Wordnik.com.  [ADDRESS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT TM MBEKI, AT THE CONFERENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT] Reference