Downsizing vs Layoff - What's the difference?
downsizing | layoff | Synonyms |
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
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(British, football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
Layoff is a synonym of downsizing.
As nouns the difference between downsizing and layoff
is that downsizing is an act in which a company downsizes or is downsized while layoff is a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).As a verb downsizing
is present participle of lang=en.downsizing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- He lost his job in the last downsizing .
- Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.
layoff
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Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool}}
