English Explanatory Dictionary

downsizing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of downsize
noun
  1. An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
  2. Miniaturization.
  3. Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

Word forms

downsizing downsizings

Etymology

From downsize + -ing.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 裁員 /裁员 Finnish: supistaminen French: downsizing Hungarian: leépítés Hungarian: létszámleépítés Japanese: ダウンサイジング Japanese: リストラ Russian: сокраще́ние Russian: даунса́йзинг Spanish: recorte de personal Spanish: recorte de plantilla Spanish: recorte de nómina Spanish: reducción de plantilla Ukrainian: скорочення
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