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downsize

'daʊn,saɪz

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verb
design or manufacture in a smaller size
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"the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"

type of:
shrink reduce
verb
dismiss from work
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"three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis"

type of:
lay off furlough
verb
(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
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"the company downsized its research staff"

type of:
reduce trim trim back bring down trim down cut cut back cut down

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