downselecting
downselecting is the present participle and gerund of downselect.
Meaning of downselect
Verb
downselect (third-person singular simple present downselects, present participle downselecting, simple past and past participle downselected)
- to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration
- We need to check with Quality Assurance before we downselect the test equipment vendor.
Questions about downselecting
- What is downselecting the present participle and gerund of?
- Downselecting is the present participle and gerund of downselect.
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