downsize

ˈdaʊnsaɪz

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Definition of downsize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

business

tr./intr.

reduce the number of employees in a company

tr./intr.

The company decided to downsize to cut costs.

cut back

reduce

cut back

tr.

make something smaller in size or amount

tr.

They plan to downsize their home after retirement.

reduce

shrink

housing

intr.

Rare

move to a smaller residence

intr.

Rare

After their children moved out, the couple downsized to a smaller home..

downscale

relocate

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Origin of downsize

English, down (reduce) + size (dimension)

Terms with downsize included in their meaning

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shrink the workforce

business

downsize the staff

jeff

oth.

business

downsize or close an organization

Examples of downsize in a sentence

The startup decided to downsize its workforce.
The company decided to downsize its workforce.
We need to downsize our expenses to save money.
They decided to downsize after retirement.
Many empty nesters choose to downsize.

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French:licencier, réduire, ...
German:reduzieren, in eine kleinere Wohnung umziehen, ...
Italian:ridurre il personale, ridurre, ...
Spanish:reducir personal, reducir, ...
Portuguese:reduzir pessoal, reduzir, ...
Chinese:裁员, 缩小, ...
Japanese:人員削減する, 小さくする, ...
Arabic:قَلَّصَ العَامِلِين, قَلَّصَ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַמְצֵם, לְהַקְטִין, ...
Russian:сократить, уменьшить, ...
Ukrainian:скоротити, зменшити, ...
Hindi:छंटनी करना, कम करना, ...
Bengali:ছাঁটাই করা, ছোট করা, ...
Catalan:reduir plantilla, disminuir, ...
Czech:propouštět, zmenšit, ...
Danish:nedskære, formindske, ...
Dutch:inkrimpen, verkleinen, ...
Greek:μειώνω προσωπικό, μειώνω, ...
Hungarian:létszámot csökkenteni, csökkenteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយបុគ្គលិក, កាត់បន្ថយទំហំ, ...
Korean:구조조정하다, 줄이다, ...
Persian:تعدیل نیرو کردن, کوچکتر کردند, ...
Polish:zredukować, zmniejszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir o quadro de funcionários, reduzir, ...
Romanian:a reduce personalul, a reduce, ...
Swedish:minska personalstyrkan, minska, ...
Thai:ลดจำนวนพนักงาน, ลดขนาด, ...
Turkish:küçülmek, küçültmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt giảm nhân sự, thu nhỏ, ...

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