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- Dictionarydown·size/ˈdounˌsīz/
verb
- 1. make (a company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions: "a TV news producer told what happened after her network downsized the newsroom"
- 2. move to a smaller place of residence: "I am downsizing from a large five-bedroom house to a two-bedroom apartment"
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The meaning of DOWNSIZE is to reduce in size; especially : to design or produce in smaller size. How to use downsize in a sentence.
to move to a smaller home, usually because your home has become too large for you or as a way of saving money: Should you downsize before property prices drop? downsize from something to something My wife and I want to downsize from a 6-bedroom home to a 2-bedroom home in a 55+ community.
to become smaller in size or number: The military is downsizing— reducing overseas deployments—and as a result is spending less on supplies. to move into a smaller residence: Retirees are downsizing these days, giving up oversized and empty nests for apartments that are easier to care for.
1. verb. To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. [business] American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories. [VERB noun] ...today's downsized economy. [VERB-ed] ...a consultant who's helped dozens of companies downsize. [VERB] downsizing uncountable noun.
Definition of downsize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to reduce in size or number; cut back: to downsize a company or labor force. 2. to dismiss (an employee); lay off: He was downsized and is looking for a new job.
To downsize is to make something smaller. You might downsize your collection of vintage china by selling everything that's nicked or chipped. You can downsize the items you own by giving them away, and you can downsize your living situation by moving from a huge house to a very small apartment.
DOWNSIZE definition: to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of people who work there. Learn more.
UK /ˈdaʊnsʌɪz/ verb (with object) 1. make (a company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions a TV news producer told what happened after her network downsized the newsroom (no object) (of a company) eliminate staff positions recession forced many companies to downsize 2. (no object) move to a smaller place of residence I am ...
to reduce in size or number; cut back: Many small businesses are forced to downsize their workforce during a slow economy. to dismiss (an employee); lay off or fire: After I was downsized from my marketing position, I took to substitute teaching to make a little money.
