downsize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dounsīz′)

Inflections of 'downsize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
downsizes
v 3rd person singular
downsizing
v pres p
downsized
v past
downsized
v past p
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downsize vi euphemism (company: make redundancies)hacer recortes de personal loc verb
  hacer recortes de plantilla loc verb
  hacer recortes loc verb
 Due to the poor economy, the company has to downsize.
 Debido a la crisis económica, la empresa tiene que hacer recortes de personal.
downsize [sth] vtr euphemism (staff: make redundant)recortar vtr
  (puestos)eliminar vtr
  (plantilla)reducir vtr
 The company has been forced to downsize a lot of positions that were once considered vital.
 La empresa se ha visto forzada a recortar muchos puestos que antes se consideraban vitales.
downsize [sth] vtr (product: reduce in size)reducir el tamaño de loc verb + prep
 The cereal company has downsized the packaging.
 La empresa de cereales redujo el tamaño del envase.
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