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Definitions for Downsizing
[1] to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of: The automotive industry downsized its cars for improved fuel economy.
[2] to reduce in number; cut back.
[3] Also down·sized . being of a smaller size or version: a downsize car.
[4] to reduce the operating costs of a company by reducing the number of people it employs
[5] to reduce the size of or produce a smaller version of (something)
[6] to upgrade (a computer system) by replacing a mainframe or minicomputer with a network of microcomputers Compare rightsize
Words related to Downsizing
downsizetrim, retrench, reduce, diminish, curtail, shrink, cut, deduct, decrease
Words nearby Downsizing
downsizedownscale, downscale, downshift, downshifting, downside, downsize, downslide, downspin, downspout, downstage, downstairs
Origin of Downsizing
eAn Americanism dating back to 1970–75; down1 + size1
Words that may be confused with Downsizing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, downsizedownsize, fire, lay, off, rightsize, terminate
Synonyms for Downsizing
curtail, cut back, cut down, diminish, phase out, reduce, retrench, scale down, shrink, trim, cut, decrease, deduct, phase down, roll back, roll down, scale back, step down, trim away, tune down