downsize
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWNSIZE
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to make (something) smaller
[+ object]
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They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
[no object]
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We downsized to a smaller apartment last year. [=we moved to a smaller apartment]
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to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers
[no object]
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The company is planning to downsize next year.
[+ object]
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The company will be downsized next year.
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The company has downsized [=reduced] its staff.
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She was downsized [=she was dismissed from her job] after 15 years with the company.
— downsizing
noun, plural downsizings
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[noncount]
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He lost his job in a recent downsizing at the company.
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corporate downsizings
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problems caused by corporate downsizing
