downsized

ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd

Definition

Definition of downsized - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

reductionreduced in size or number

The company operated with a downsized workforce after the layoffs.

reduced

shrunk

cost-savingmade smaller to save costs

They moved into a downsized apartment to cut expenses.

minimized

reduced

Noun

sizesmaller or less powerful version of something

He bought a downsized of the original model.

compact

miniature

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Origin of downsized

English, down (reduce) + size (dimension)

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pocket-sized

adj.

figurative

small-scale or downsized in a figurative sense

Examples of downsized in a sentence

The downsized version of the product was more affordable.
They bought a downsized car to save money.
The company moved to a downsized office.
The downsized was perfect for his small apartment.
She preferred the downsized for its efficiency.

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French:réduit, version réduite, ...
German:verkleinert, verkleinerte Version, ...
Italian:ridotto, versione ridotta, ...
Spanish:reducido, versión reducida, ...
Portuguese:reduzido, versão reduzida, ...
Chinese:减少的, 缩小版, ...
Japanese:縮小された, 小型版, ...
Arabic:مُصَغَّر, نُسْخَة مُصَغَّرَة, ...
Hebrew:מְצֻמְצָם, דֶּגֶם מֻקְטָן, ...
Russian:сокращённый, уменьшенная версия, ...
Ukrainian:зменшений, зменшена версія, ...
Hindi:घटाया हुआ, छोटा संस्करण, ...
Bengali:সংকুচিত, ছোট সংস্করণ, ...
Catalan:reduït, versió reduïda, ...
Czech:zmenšený, zmenšenina, ...
Danish:reduceret, mindre version, ...
Dutch:verkleind, verkleinde versie, ...
Greek:μειωμένος, μικρότερο, ...
Hungarian:leépített, kisebbített változat, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយ, កំណែបន្ថយទំហំ, ...
Korean:축소된, 축소판, ...
Persian:کوچک‌شده, نسخه کوچک‌شده, ...
Polish:zredukowany, pomniejszona wersja, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzido, versão reduzida, ...
Romanian:micșorat, versiune redusă, ...
Swedish:minskad, mindre version, ...
Thai:ถูกลดขนาด, เวอร์ชันที่เล็กลง, ...
Turkish:küçültülmüş, daha küçük versiyon, ...
Vietnamese:giảm quy mô, phiên bản thu nhỏ, ...

downsize

ˈdaʊnsaɪz

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)

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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