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."
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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