Downsize has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
dismiss from work
"three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis"
2
design or manufacture in a smaller size
"the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
3
(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
"the company downsized its research staff"
4
To reduce in size or number.
Example Sentences
"three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis"
verb
"the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
verb
"the company downsized its research staff"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)