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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dumbsize en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of dumb + downsize.

Meanings

  1. (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dumbsized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dumbsized Tense=Past lexicographic
dumbsizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dumbsizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic