Downsize - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdaʊnsaɪz|
Brit.
|ˈdaʊnsaɪz|
verb
- dismiss from work
three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
- design or manufacture in a smaller sizethe car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive
- (of a company) reduce in size or number of employeesthe company downsized its research staff
Extra examples
I downsized the image to a more web-friendly 384 x 256 pixels.
A cyclical economic downturn causes companies to downsize.
They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
The company is planning to downsize next year.
The company will be downsized next year.
The airline has downsized its workforce by 30%.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: downsize
he/she/it: downsizes
present participle: downsizing
past tense: downsized
past participle: downsized
I/you/we/they: downsize
he/she/it: downsizes
present participle: downsizing
past tense: downsized
past participle: downsized
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