Miniaturized vs Downsized - What's the difference?
miniaturized | downsized |
(downsize)
To reduce in size or number.
To reduce the workforce of.
To terminate the employment of.
As verbs the difference between miniaturized and downsized
is that miniaturized is (miniaturize) while downsized is (downsize).As an adjective miniaturized
is that is a miniature version of something.downsized
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Verb
(head)downsize
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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.