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An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- He lost his job in the last downsizing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Miniaturization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
Examples
- Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of downsize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retrenchment, curtailment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: economy, saving
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
裁員 /裁员
(cáiyuán)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Finnish:
supistaminen
— downsizing of the workforce
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French:
downsizing
— downsizing of the workforce
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Hungarian:
leépítés
— downsizing of the workforce
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Hungarian:
létszámleépítés
— downsizing of the workforce
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Japanese:
ダウンサイジング
(daunsaizingu)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Japanese:
リストラ
(risutora)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Russian:
сокраще́ние
(sokraščénije)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Russian:
даунса́йзинг
(daunsájzing)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Spanish:
recorte de personal
— downsizing of the workforce
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Spanish:
recorte de plantilla
— downsizing of the workforce
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Spanish:
recorte de nómina
— downsizing of the workforce
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Spanish:
reducción de plantilla
— downsizing of the workforce
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Ukrainian:
скорочення
(skoročennja)
— downsizing of the workforce
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Chinese Mandarin:
小型化
(xiǎoxínghuà)
— miniaturization
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Finnish:
pienentäminen
— miniaturization
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French:
downsizing
— miniaturization
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Finnish:
pienentäminen
— reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
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French:
downsizing
— reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
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German:
Downsizing
— reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
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Russian:
даунса́йзинг
(daunsájzing)
— reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity