downsize
🇺🇸
/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
verb
R
To make a company or organization smaller by having fewer employees.
The company decided to downsize to save money, which meant some people lost their jobs.
R
To move to a smaller house or living space.
They decided to downsize and move into a smaller apartment.
translation
To make a company or organization smaller by having fewer employees.; To move to a smaller house or living space.
Word Forms
3rd Present
downsizes
Past
downsized
Perfect
downsized
Progressive
downsizing