downsize
down sahyz
- v dismiss from work
three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis - v make in a smaller size
the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive - v reduce in size or number
the company downsized its research staff
- If you're an empty nester looking to downsize, don't let the weak housing market stop you.
- And some, mostly older, are trying to sell and downsize.
- As sales of its luxury cars plummet, the automaker introduces the Ghost, its downsized yet still swanky new ride.