downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz 
downsized; downsizing; downsizes
1
: to reduce in size
especially
: to design or produce in smaller size
2
: to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business
: to undergo a reduction in size
Examples of downsize in a Sentence
They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.
The company is planning to downsize next year.
The company will be downsized next year.
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Trump's administration is embroiled in several lawsuits related to Musk's Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the federal bureaucracy.
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arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
White House officials are now reviewing the downsizing plans, a move expected to result in the mass firing of thousands of government workers within the coming weeks, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
—Nathan Layne and Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump’s administration is embroiled in several lawsuits related to Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the federal bureaucracy.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The terminations were part of Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy, assisted by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
White House officials are now reviewing the downsizing plans, a move expected to result in the mass firing of thousands of government workers within the coming weeks, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
—Nathan Layne and Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump’s administration is embroiled in several lawsuits related to Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the federal bureaucracy.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The terminations were part of Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy, assisted by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downsize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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downsize
verb
down·size
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīz
: to reduce in size
the company downsized its staff to cut costs
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