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• It began with the familiar political motives of civil service rationalization and downsizing.From the entry rationalization
• Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.From the entry downsizing
• He was excessed in the last downsizing.From the entry downsizing
• SCT or larger telescope, consider downsizing to a 90 mm refractor or a 6-in.2017, James L. Chen, Astronomy for Older Eyes: A Guide for Aging Backyard Astronomers. From the entry grab-and-go
• Certainly, genome downsizing would be a widespread biological response to polyploidisation.2015 July 8, Nayyereh Olanj et al., “The striking and unexpected cytogenetic diversity of genus Tanacetum L. (Asteraceae): a cytometric…. From the entry polyploidisation
• Perhaps Ian had alerted Trevor to her outlandish splurging, and he'd downsized her allowance.2013, Charmaine R. Parker, The Trophy Wives: A Novel, →ISBN, page 233. From the entry something-something
• Stock markets crash, businesses go bankrupt, and 9-to-5s can disappear from layoffs and downsizing.2009, Scott Brown, Treat Your Poker Like a Business, page 101. From the entry nine to five
• Do you need to accessorize, moisturize, abdominize, and downsize your thighs to find true happiness?1997, Judy Cole, Playing for Keeps, page 16. From the entry abdominize
• You could spend the five big ones and the client could get downsized to a Jiffy Lube janitor the next week.2002, George Avgerakis, Desktop Video Studio Bible: Producing Video, DVD, and Websites for Profit, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 364. From the entry big one
• Charges will be for employee severance, facility downsizing and an inventory writedown of discontinued products, including smart telephones and caller-ID devices.1998 April 24, Dow Jones Newswires, “InteliData Plans to Take Charge, Significantly Reduce Work Force”, in The Wall Street Journal, New…. From the entry smart telephone
• I got downsized two years ago.2012 November 19, “The Stamp Tramp”, in How I Met Your Mother, season 8, episode 7, spoken by Brad (Joe Manganiello). From the entry depresh
• AEON Co (M) Bhd, the operator for the Japanese-owned hypermarket chain, had downsized its departmental store areas in several locations and refurbished the stores to concentrate on food items.2019 July 15, Shaheera Aznam Shah, “Hypermarkets face a bleak future on waning appetite”, in The Malaysian Reserve. From the entry departmental store
• It's why McDonald's finally downsized its portions, why you can now bake a gluten-free version of the same Betty Crocker toothachingly sweet cake mix you enjoyed as a child.2015, Jax Peters Lowell, The Gluten-Free Revolution. From the entry toothachingly
• The Bottom-Up Review is based on the premise that two near simultaneous Major Regional Conflicts (MRCs) can be successfully executed by our significantly downsized force structure.1996, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on National Security, Department of Defense Appropriations…. From the entry MRC

Meaning of downsize

1. verb To reduce in size or number.
2. verb To reduce the workforce of.
3. verb To terminate the employment of.

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How do you use downsize in a sentence?

Downsize is used as a verb. For example: “Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.”

What is a short sentence with downsize?

“I got downsized two years ago.”

What does downsize mean?

Downsize means to reduce in size or number.