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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Is rocket science easier than downsizing the federal government?
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Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The Commerce Department fired nearly 800 of them in late February and early March as part of the Trump administration's efforts to rapidly downsize the federal workforce.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 June 2025
On Monday, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a federal judge's order blocking mass layoffs and agency restructuring, part of President Donald Trump's plan to downsize the government.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The project is downsized from $250 million in 2018 after there was no appetite for that price tag.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The Commerce Department fired nearly 800 of them in late February and early March as part of the Trump administration's efforts to rapidly downsize the federal workforce.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 June 2025
On Monday, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a federal judge's order blocking mass layoffs and agency restructuring, part of President Donald Trump's plan to downsize the government.
—Dan Gooding
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The project is downsized from $250 million in 2018 after there was no appetite for that price tag.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downsize. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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