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Grammar : Verb
Spell : doun-sahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz



Definition of downsize

Origin :
  • 1986 in reference to companies shedding jobs; earlier (1975) in reference to U.S. automakers building smaller cars and trucks (supposedly a coinage at General Motors), from down (adv.) + size (v.). Related: Downsized; downsizing.
  • verb to decrease in size, especially of a workforce

Synonyms for downsize

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