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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The couple downsized in 2022, selling the Scripps Ranch property and moving to a smaller home on Humo Drive in Poway.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
There’s also Trump’s concerted attempt to downsize and virtually eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has taken charge of aftermath measures in virtually all wildfire or hurricane disasters of the last several decades.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Most recently the administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for downsizing the federal workforce despite multiple court rulings that congressional approval is needed to make such aggressive reductions.
—Ragan Whitlock, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The teachers union and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who used to be an organizer and legislative liaison for the union, are quick to shut down discussion of downsizing.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
There’s also Trump’s concerted attempt to downsize and virtually eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has taken charge of aftermath measures in virtually all wildfire or hurricane disasters of the last several decades.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Most recently the administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for downsizing the federal workforce despite multiple court rulings that congressional approval is needed to make such aggressive reductions.
—Ragan Whitlock, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The teachers union and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who used to be an organizer and legislative liaison for the union, are quick to shut down discussion of downsizing.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for downsize
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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downsize. Accessed 21 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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