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How to pronounce downsize in English?

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Type Words
Type of shrink, reduce


the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive.
Type Words
Type of lay off, furlough


three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis.
Type Words
Type of reduce, trim, trim back, bring down, trim down, cut, cut back, cut down


the company downsized its research staff.

Examples of downsize

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Look for universal earphones and battery chargers to downsize your packing list.
From the bostonherald.com
When you go out at night, downsize to something smaller that's more appropriate.
From the latimes.com
When we moved into our little ranch style house we had to downsize dramatically.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
If you really want to downsize then the ASX and Dualis have the contest tied up.
From the smh.com.au
Here is a man who has the guts to cut wasteful spending and downsize government.
From the time.com
Is it time to downsize their plans to match their increasingly thin pocketbook?
From the sacbee.com
Parents too, when their children are grown, downsize to apartments in Malahide.
From the irishtimes.com
I am now prepared to downsize to 32GB and WIFI only to solve the problem of cost.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 2003, it looked like the Legislature might close or downsize Rainier School.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • Dismiss from work; "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis"
  • Make in a smaller size; "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
  • Reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff"
  • (downsizing) retrenchment: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
  • Layoff (in UK and US English), also called redundancy in the UK, is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees for business reasons, such as when certain positions are no longer necessary or when a business slow-down ...
  • Downsizing in the automobile industry is the practice of redesigning a vehicle to retain the interior volume, and often the nameplate and styling of a larger car to a smaller, more efficient platform. ...
  • The following is a list of episodes from the BBC television series, The Office.
  • (downsizing) An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized; miniaturization; Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
  • (Downsizing) a reduction in a company's work force to improve its bottom line.