downsize

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To terminate the employment of

Joe got downsized and became a plumber.

To reduce the workforce of

They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.

To reduce in size or number

The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers.

{s} of a smaller version or size
{f} reduce the size of, make smaller; manufacture smaller amounts
If a company or organization downsizes, it reduces the number of people it employs in order to reduce costs. "The airline has downsized its workforce by 30%."
Term currently used to indicate employee reassignment, lay­offs and restructuring in order to make a business more competitive, efficient, and/or cost-effective
To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories. today's downsized economy. a consultant who's helped dozens of companies downsize. + downsizing down·siz·ing a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market. if a company or organization downsizes, it reduces the number of people it employs in order to reduce costs
to reduce the file size of an image, by lowering the resolution and/or reducing the square measurement of the file
the term middle management uses for layoff See Rightsize

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miniaturization
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Present participle of downsize
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Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity

Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.

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An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized

He lost his job in the last downsizing.

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(p 236) The process of eliminating managerial and non-managerial positions
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{i} act of reducing the size of, bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses, taking various measures to cut costs in order to stabilize the financial situation of a corporation (e.g. manufacturing in smaller amounts, reducing number of employees, etc.)
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Movement in Corporate America to reduce costs and become more competitive; reducing headcount to lower fixed costs
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The intentional reduction of workforce size with the goal of improving organizational efficiency or effectiveness (15)
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Reduction of the size and scope of government
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marginally better than RIGHTSIZING, but still a euphemism for cutting staff Probably somewhat more palatable than organisational re-engineering
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An integrated approach to configuring processes, products and people in order to match costs to the activities that need to be performed for operating effectively and efficiently
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Changing an organisation's IT systems from mainframe/minicomputer systems to client/server or PC-based systems
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A reduction in the staffing requirements of businesses which can follow after privatisation for a variety of reasons such as competitive pressures or the need to increase the profitability of the business by cutting costs
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The intentional reduction of workforce size with the goal of improving organizational efficiency or effectiveness
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The elimination of redundant or unnecessary positions
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Reducing the number of employees in order to increase efficiency
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a reduction in the number of an organizations personnel Some downsizing may occur through attrition, while others take place more aggressively through layoffs and terminations
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a reduction in a company's work force to improve its bottom line
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The process of purposely becoming smaller by reducing the size of the workforce or shedding divisions or businesses (2)
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When companies slash costs, streamline operations, and/or let employees go
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This is when a company reduces its workforce due to the impact of technological changes, changes in government policies or reduced demand of product and services
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The trend to off-load some applications from proprietary mainframe systems to smaller, less expensive, networked microcomputers
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the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
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Using smaller, cheaper computer or communications systems to do the same job - and employing fewer workers
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Reducing the number of employees at a company Occasionally necessary In the mid-Nineties, it was too often done in conjunction with BPR projects and many employees now associate BPR with downsizing
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