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downsizing en · NOUN

Etymology

From downsize + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
    • He was excessed in the last downsizing.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Miniaturization.
  3. (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.

Forms

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Descendants

даунса́йзинг · Downsizing · downsizing

Translations (21)

es reducción de plantilla (downsizing of the workforce) · ru сокраще́ние (downsizing of the workforce) · fr downsizing (reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity) · ja リストラ (downsizing of the workforce) · fr downsizing (miniaturization) · es recorte de personal (downsizing of the workforce) · uk скорочення (downsizing of the workforce) · ru даунса́йзинг (downsizing of the workforce) · fi pienentäminen (miniaturization) · cmn 裁員 /裁员 (downsizing of the workforce) · hu létszámleépítés (downsizing of the workforce) · ja ダウンサイジング (downsizing of the workforce) · ru даунса́йзинг (reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity) · de Downsizing (reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity) · fr downsizing (downsizing of the workforce) · es recorte de nómina (downsizing of the workforce) · cmn 小型化 (miniaturization) · fi pienentäminen (reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity) · hu leépítés (downsizing of the workforce) · fi supistaminen (downsizing of the workforce) · es recorte de plantilla (downsizing of the workforce)

downsizing en · VERB

Etymology

From downsize + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of downsize
    form of downsize