downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz 
downsized; downsizing; downsizes
1
: to reduce in size
especially
: to design or produce in smaller size
2
: to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business
: to undergo a reduction in size
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Examples of downsize in a Sentence
They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
The company is planning to downsize next year.
The company will be downsized next year.
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On the other hand, some smaller chains and specialty retailers have struggled to keep doors open or been forced to downsize.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
The deal serves as a reminder that more tech companies appear to be scouting for ways to expand their footprints in Silicon Valley, a counterpoint to the industry’s layoffs, office space cutbacks and push to downsize in recent years.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The president-elect’s intent to curb the influence of the national security bureaucracies and downsize the federal government is likely to drain the IC’s human capital and, therefore, its overall effectiveness.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
The big picture: This isn't to say Trump cannot, or will not, succeed in his ambitious plans to secure the border, downsize government and fundamentally reorder the global economy.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
The deal serves as a reminder that more tech companies appear to be scouting for ways to expand their footprints in Silicon Valley, a counterpoint to the industry’s layoffs, office space cutbacks and push to downsize in recent years.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The president-elect’s intent to curb the influence of the national security bureaucracies and downsize the federal government is likely to drain the IC’s human capital and, therefore, its overall effectiveness.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
The big picture: This isn't to say Trump cannot, or will not, succeed in his ambitious plans to secure the border, downsize government and fundamentally reorder the global economy.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downsize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz
: to reduce in size
the company downsized its staff to cut costs
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