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downsizing

verb

Etymology

From downsize + -ing.

  1. derived from *sed-✻
  2. derived from assideo
  3. derived from cise
  4. inherited from syse
  5. prefixed as downsize — “down + size”
  6. suffixed as downsizing — “downsize + ing”

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of downsize

  2. An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

    • He lost his job in the last downsizing.

  3. Miniaturization.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing…

      Reducing 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for downsizing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA