downsizing
downsizing · downsizings
скорочення
даунсайзинг, сокращение
Downsizing
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsizedAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
US/dˈaʊnsˌaɪzɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
He was excessed in the last downsizing.
сокраще́ниеsokraščénije, даунса́йзингdaunsájzing
скороченняskoročennja
(countable, uncountable)Miniaturization.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Downsizing
даунса́йзингdaunsájzing
More definitions
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
downsizing of the workforce:
Русский
By meaning 1
downsizing of the workforce:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity:
Origin
From downsize + -ing.From downsize + -ing.
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Forms
plural: downsizings| Singular | downsizing |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable:retrenchmentcurtailment
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable