downsize
/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ verb B2- To reduce in size or number. · Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.· The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers.
- To reduce the workforce of. · They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
- To terminate the employment of. · Joe got downsized and became a plumber.
He/she/it downsizes · Past downsized · Past participle downsized · -ing form downsizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- downsize
- He/she/it
- downsizes
- Past
- downsized
- Past participle
- downsized
- -ing form
- downsizing
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