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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Board replaces him immediately District staff picked some ‘innovation zones’
Strauss and Hepburn are now at the helm of the downsizing initiative, both by default.
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Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Whitney, toward the end of last year, said 51% of people over the age of 50 are set to downsize to smaller homes, citing an AARP report at a conference.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
That decline is one of the reasons this will be the last MIPTV, with plans to move MIP to London next year and dramatically downsize the storied TV market.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2024
Along with these difficulties, GE decided to downsize and sell off some of its assets to concentrate on its three main areas: aviation, power, and renewable energy.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The need for just a single graphics card enables current gaming-PC builders to downsize their cases, if only so far; the thickness of today's graphics-card coolers can make some Mini-ITX arrangements simply not viable.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The larger, three-bedroom homes drew couples who weren't retired, downsizing to the rentals after selling homes.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
More than a year out from the most brutal round of tech layoffs since the dot-com bubble burst, workers are reckoning with the loss of what some saw as airtight job security in an industry that’s still downsizing.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
The cuts make Sega the latest video game company to downsize its staff in 2024.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Whitney, toward the end of last year, said 51% of people over the age of 50 are set to downsize to smaller homes, citing an AARP report at a conference.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
That decline is one of the reasons this will be the last MIPTV, with plans to move MIP to London next year and dramatically downsize the storied TV market.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2024
Along with these difficulties, GE decided to downsize and sell off some of its assets to concentrate on its three main areas: aviation, power, and renewable energy.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The need for just a single graphics card enables current gaming-PC builders to downsize their cases, if only so far; the thickness of today's graphics-card coolers can make some Mini-ITX arrangements simply not viable.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The larger, three-bedroom homes drew couples who weren't retired, downsizing to the rentals after selling homes.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
More than a year out from the most brutal round of tech layoffs since the dot-com bubble burst, workers are reckoning with the loss of what some saw as airtight job security in an industry that’s still downsizing.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
The cuts make Sega the latest video game company to downsize its staff in 2024.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz
: to reduce in size
the company downsized its staff to cut costs
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