downsize
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Is downsize a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of downsize?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To reduce in size or number.Examples: "Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home."; "The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers."; "Class 108 DMU LO257 awaits departure from Manchester Victoria on June 19 1991. Possessing 16 platforms in the 1960s, the station was significantly downsized in the early 1990s and today just six platforms remain."intransitive
2. (transitive) To reduce the workforce of.Examples: "They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building."Synonyms: rightsizetransitive
3. (transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.Examples: "Joe got downsized and became a plumber."Synonyms: axe, can, decruit, dehire, discard, remove, discharge, dismisseuphemistictransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary