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US
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/
]
[ UK /dˈaʊnsaɪz/ ]
[ UK /dˈaʊnsaɪz/ ]
VERB
-
dismiss from work
three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis -
design or manufacture in a smaller size
the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive -
(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
the company downsized its research staff
How To Use downsize In A Sentence
- ‘We downsized our house and trimmed our needs so we don't need the higher income at all, ‘she says.’
- In March 2004, the company announced plans to refit 50 stores and downsize its Big W chain to increase profits.
- The foreign office budget has been halved since 2010, with embassies closed or downsized. Times, Sunday Times
- The moving specialists' first task is to help the seniors downsize their belongings so they can fit into, say, a retirement-center efficiency or a one-bedroom apartment.
- The constant nagging from officials to downsize and be more fuel efficient seems to have (ironically) encouraged motorists to go extra large. The Sun
- ENO must downsize, refocus and rise again. Times, Sunday Times
- In his case, on appeal, the Chief Justice for the first time ruled that the defence of chance medley that downsized murder to manslaughter could not be pleaded under British law.
- Rooms can easily be added or removed, so people can upsize and downsize without having to move home. Times, Sunday Times
- I got a degree in networking from NYU and worked at a French bank in mid-town until 2001 when they downsized their IT department.
- In the words of one senior DOD official, The peace dividend requirement forced us to downsize. David Isenberg: Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1