Downsizing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo reduce in size or number.

"Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home."

2.verbTo reduce the workforce of.

"They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building."

3.verbTo terminate the employment of.

"Joe got downsized and became a plumber."

4.nounAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized

"He lost his job in the last downsizing."

5.nounMiniaturization

6.nounReducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity

"Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design."