Downsize vs Layoff - What's the difference?
downsize | layoff |
To reduce in size or number.
To reduce the workforce of.
To terminate the employment of.
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.
* {{quote-news
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, date=December 29
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, title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton
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(British, football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
As a verb downsize
is to reduce in size or number.As a noun layoff is
a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).downsize
English
Verb
(downsiz)- 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.
- They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
- Joe got downsized and became a plumber.
Synonyms
* See alsolayoff
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool}}