Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Economics) the reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become financial stable; -- of businesses.
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- verb Present participle of
downsize . - noun An act in which a company
downsizes or is downsized - noun miniaturization
- noun automotive Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
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- noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
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Examples
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It -- the term downsizing really became a big story when it started happening to reporters, at which point it was too late, really.
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She paused a moment, then expanded on the word "downsizing."
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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A first-time concert promoter, the former Cape St. George resident - who makes his home in New Brunswick and works in Alberta - says he came up with the idea to host a weekend concert on the peninsula after hearing about what he calls a downsizing of the French folk festival that takes place there each year.
The Georgian: News 2009
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The political barriers to this strategy are formidable, the consequences to some parts of the NASA center/supplier infrastructure are harsh, but some remaining downsizing from the Apollo era is long overdue.
Candid Comments on the Constellation Program - NASA Watch 2009
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This latest downsizing is NASA's essential admission of that fact.
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Some advise in downsizing burearacracy – axe those that try to justify their jobs by creating new regulatory hurdles, programs, paperwork etc which cost us money - keep the ones if we must - that do nothing - they only cost us their salary and benefits
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Proposal to Keep Arizona State Parks Open 2010
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Ronald Reagan pioneered this art form of disrespecting bureaucrats in the name of downsizing government, even as federal deficit spending on government programs he favored grew to epic proportions.
Rena Steinzor: Bureaucracy Bashing, Obama-Style Rena Steinzor 2012
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Does anyone ever succeeded in downsizing an administration? common sense
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Ronald Reagan pioneered this art form of disrespecting bureaucrats in the name of downsizing government, even as federal deficit spending on government programs he favored grew to epic proportions.
Rena Steinzor: Bureaucracy Bashing, Obama-Style Rena Steinzor 2012
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That Ares still faces serious issues with respect to vibrations and pulsation, or that Orion still faces mass challenges even after the recent crew downsizing, is a result of selection of a design with known issues.
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Mass layoffs beginning in the 1980s and 1990s were called “downsizing,” as companies came to think of these cuts as a sign of competitiveness rather than corporate failure.
We’re gonna keep making up words about work Rani Molla 2023
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