Downsize | Mean of downsize in English Dictionary
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/
- Verb
- to make (something) smaller
- They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
- We downsized to a smaller apartment last year. [=we moved to a smaller apartment]
- to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers
- The company is planning to downsize next year.
- The company will be downsized next year.
- The company has downsized [=reduced] its staff.
- She was downsized [=she was dismissed from her job] after 15 years with the company.