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downsizeto make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/

Korean meaning: (회사나 조직의) 규모를 줄이다, 인력을 감축하다

Korean pronunciation: **다운**사이즈

Example Sentences

  • The CEO's New Year resolution was to downsize his ego, but he ended up downsizing the entire company instead.
  • Many tech companies are downsizing their workforce to cut costs.
  • She decided to downsize her wardrobe and donate clothes she never wore.

downsize

VERB

//ˈdaʊnsaɪz//

to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs

downsize concept
💡 Concept

to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdown--
Rootsize

Origin

1980년대 미국 기업문화에서 생겨난 현대 경영용어로, 'down'(아래로)과 'size'(크기)가 결합되어 '규모를 줄이다'라는 의미로 사용되기 시작했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

comprisedevisedisguiserevise
comprise
devise
disguise
revise

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The CEO's New Year resolution was to downsize his ego, but he ended up downsizing the entire company instead.

Many tech companies are downsizing their workforce to cut costs.

She decided to downsize her wardrobe and donate clothes she never wore.

😄 Fun example

After winning the lottery, he ironically decided to downsize to a tiny house for a simpler life.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

reduceshrinkcut backscale downstreamline

Antonyms

expandupsizegrow

Related

restructurelayoffretrenchconsolidate