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In some senses, downsize is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
downsize
/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
smaller
VERB + DOWNSIZE
chose, deciding, helped
DOWNSIZE + NOUN
children
PREP.
after, into, off
Definitions
verb
1
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.
2
To reduce the workforce of.
They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
3
To terminate the employment of.
Joe got downsized and became a plumber.
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Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.
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The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers.
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Class 108 DMU LO257 awaits departure from Manchester Victoria on June 19 1991. Possessing 16 platforms in the 1960s, the station was significantly downsized in the early 1990s and today just six platf
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Tom did his darndest to try and convince his mother to downsize into a smaller house after his father died.
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Sami helped companies downsize.
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You may downsize to a smaller house.
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