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down·size
 downsize
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- pronunciation:
- daUn
saIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
downsizes, downsizing, downsized |
| definition 1: |
to design and manufacture a smaller version of (a popular product, esp. a car).
When the company downsized its earlier model, the car's gas mileage increased. |
| definition 2: |
to reduce the size of (a company) by cutting down on the number of employees.
Town merchants were affected when the local manufacturing company was downsized and many residents lost their jobs. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
(of a company) to reduce in size by the elimination of some workers' jobs.
She lost her job when the company downsized last year. |
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