downsizing
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ/
- Jargon
- In terms of perhaps more aggressive downsizing, I guess this is the first call with investors.
- corporate downsizing
- downsizing and restructuring
- government downsizing
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Watch on YouTubeYou have agencies that we ought to look at downsizing or, or collapsing or, or, or consolidating because they are redundant.
- You have agencies that we ought to look at downsizing or, or collapsing or, or, or consolidating because they are redundant.
Examples
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We hear much about downsizing but relatively little about decentralization, total quality management, and so on.
Academic text (1995) -
The company's recent downsizing led to several layoffs and restructuring in various departments.
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All this talk about downsizing, your job might not be here when you get back.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm, you know, these guys have gone through a downsizing recently.
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Also, we feel the effect of downsizing, which you characterized very, very well.
Academic text (1996) -
Our client's going through a periodic downsizing.
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Such a finding probably reflects the downsizing that is occurring in this sector of the industry.
Academic text (1993) -
The deregulation of markets has meant the downsizing of the state and particularly of its welfare programs.
Academic text (1999) -
As you've probably heard, Quincy, the company is going through a downsizing.
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Meanwhile, efforts to cut back graduate enrollments have been overmatched by relentless downsizing of faculties hit by budget tightening.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price
145
2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
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2.2
A drop in amount or number
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4.2
Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better
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3.7
Major changes to how a company or group is set up
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3.0
Steps a company takes to spend less money
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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7.5
A cut that reduces something or stops it earlier than planned
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4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
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8.1
A cut in spending by a business or government to save money
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4.0
A drop in the number or amount of something
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6.9
A fall in the value or amount of an investment
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5.2
A company cuts many jobs at the same time and lets workers go
To make a company smaller and more efficient by changing its structure and jobs
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Downsizing comes from down ('smaller') and size ('how big something is'), so it means making a company smaller, often by cutting jobs to reduce costs.