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Downsize vs Downsizer - What's the difference?

downsize | downsizer |

As a verb downsize

is to reduce in size or number.

As a noun downsizer is

one who, or that which, downsizes.

downsize

English

Verb

(downsiz)
  • To reduce in size or number.
    • 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.
  • To reduce the workforce of.
    • They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
  • To terminate the employment of.
    • Joe got downsized and became a plumber.

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    Related terms

    * upsize * rightsize

    downsizer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, downsizes.