CEFR B2

downsizing

verb

Meaning

To reduce the size or scope of something, especially a company or organization, often by reducing the number of employees or the amount of space it occupies.

Examples

The factory had to downsize significantly after losing its main contract.
Many businesses were forced to downsize during the economic recession.

Synonyms: reduce, shrink, contract, scale back, retrench

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downsizing (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈsaɪz/

Definition

To reduce the size or scope of something, especially a company or organization, often by reducing the number of employees or the amount of space it occupies.

Examples

The factory had to downsize significantly after losing its main contract.
Many businesses were forced to downsize during the economic recession.
We're looking at ways to downsize our marketing department to save costs.

How to Use downsizing

downsize operations (collocation): To reduce the scale of business activities. — "The airline had to downsize operations due to a lack of demand."
downsize staff (collocation): To reduce the number of employees. — "The company decided to downsize staff to improve profitability."
downsize the workforce (collocation): To reduce the total number of people employed by an organization. — "Many companies had to downsize their workforce during the recession."

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