# downsizing

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning 1: people and behavior

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

## Examples

- A downsizing can be important in texts about people and behavior.
- In the article, "downsizing" meant an act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
- The teacher asked students to explain "downsizing" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.

## Meaning 2: sense 2

Miniaturization.

## Examples

- The word "downsizing" can also appear with this meaning in specialized texts.
- Check the full sentence to decide whether "downsizing" has this sense.

## Meaning 3: sense 3

(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

## Examples

- The word "downsizing" can also appear with this meaning in specialized texts.
- Check the full sentence to decide whether "downsizing" has this sense.

## Synonyms

- retrenchment — Close or related wording for "downsizing".
- curtailment — Close or related wording for "downsizing".

## Common patterns

- a downsizing — refers to one example or case of downsizing — The text introduced a downsizing before giving an example.
- the downsizing of something — connects downsizing to a specific topic or object — The paragraph explained the downsizing of the topic in simple language.

## Collocations

- downsizing term — The teacher marked downsizing as a useful term in people and behavior.
- downsizing context — The downsizing context made the sentence easier to understand.

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