downsize

Definitions


[ˈdaʊnsʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (a company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions
(e.g: a TV news producer told what happened after her network downsized the newsroom)

- move to a smaller place of residence
(e.g: I am downsizing from a large five-bedroom house to a two-bedroom flat)

- make (something) smaller
(e.g: I downsized the rear wheel to 26 inches)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries