downsize
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downsize
- /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
Where it comes from
From down- + size.
verb downsizes · downsizing · downsized
- To reduce in size or number. Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.
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To reduce the workforce of.
They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
Similar: rightsize
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To terminate the employment of.
Joe got downsized and became a plumber.
Similar: axe, can, decruit, dehire, discard, remove, discharge, dismiss, downsize, fire, give the axe, give someone the boot
Translations
Every language
verb to reduce in size or number
| Français | réduire, diminuer, revoir à la baisse |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μειώνω meióno |
verb to reduce the workforce of
| Español | hacer recortes de personal, hacer recortes de plantilla, reajustar la plantilla |
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| 日本語 | ダウンサイジングする daunsaizingu-surú, リストラする risutora-surú |
| 中文 | 裁員 /裁员 cáiyuán |
| Français | réduire, réajuster |
| Ελληνικά | μειώνω meióno |
| Русский | сокраща́ть sokraščátʹ, сократи́ть sokratítʹ |
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