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down·size

downsize

 
pronunciation:
daUn saIz
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: downsizes, downsizing, downsized
definition: to reduce the size of (a company) by cutting down the number of its workers.
My father lost his job when the company he worked for was downsized.
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