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US
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ/
]
[ UK /dˈaʊnsaɪzɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /dˈaʊnsaɪzɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
How To Use downsizing In A Sentence
- Downsizing produced an increased risk of sickness absence, in line with earlier findings.
- But in today's economy, educated, white - collar workers also are vulnerable to downsizing.
- Yet in the name of downsizing government Congress wants fewer rather than more central supervisors.
- During the downsizing and defense builddown of the 1980s and early 1990s, many traditional IT professionals were laid off. Expanding Women's Role In Science And Technology
- Financially, colleges responded to revenue shortfalls by laying off workers and downsizing operations.
- After years of staff downsizing, eliminating editors and staff checkers from the payroll - publishers seem to be having a spate of personal fantasies making it to print as Truth. Truth AND consequences
- Given the growing number of failing establishments that were downsizing their labor forces, the timing was not right to shove a wage increase (even if a small one) down the throat of business.
- Downsizing continues apace with radical change thanks to galloping new technology, while the current merger epidemic leads to unpredictable job loss.
- There is, however, evidence of genome downsizing in polyploids relative to their diploid progenitors in some cases.
- Many Irish companies are downsizing, and the attraction and retention of the best and most efficient workers available has become a key issue for many employers.