downsizing

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noun

An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

“He was excessed in the last downsizing.”

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retrenchmentcurtailment
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downsize
noundownsizing (countable and uncountable, plural downsizings)

plural downsizings

  1. countableuncountableAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

    He was excessed in the last downsizing.

  2. countableuncountableMiniaturization.
  3. countableuncountableautomotiveReducing 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Similar
retrenchmentcurtailment
Broader
economysaving
Also see
curtailmentlayoffretrenchment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From downsize + -ing.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小型化, 裁員 /裁员
  • 小型化 (xiǎoxínghuà)miniaturization
  • 裁員 /裁员 (cáiyuán)downsizing of the workforce
Finnish pienentäminen, pienentäminen
  • pienentäminenminiaturization
  • pienentäminenreducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
  • supistaminendownsizing of the workforce
French downsizing, downsizing
  • downsizingminiaturization
  • downsizingreducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
  • downsizingdownsizing of the workforce
German Downsizing
  • Downsizingreducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
Hungarian leépítés, létszámleépítés
  • leépítésdownsizing of the workforce
  • létszámleépítésdownsizing of the workforce
Japanese ダウンサイジング, リストラ
  • ダウンサイジング (daunsaizingu)downsizing of the workforce
  • リストラ (risutora)downsizing of the workforce
Russian даунса́йзинг, сокраще́ние
  • даунса́йзинг (daunsájzing)reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
  • сокраще́ние (sokraščénije)downsizing of the workforce
  • даунса́йзинг (daunsájzing)downsizing of the workforce
Spanish recorte de personal, recorte de plantilla
  • recorte de personaldownsizing of the workforce
  • recorte de plantilladownsizing of the workforce
  • recorte de nóminadownsizing of the workforce
  • reducción de plantilladownsizing of the workforce
Ukrainian скорочення
  • скорочення (skoročennja)downsizing of the workforce
Cite this entry
APA

downsizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsizing

MLA

“downsizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsizing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downsizing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downsizing.

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