the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
verb
dismiss from work
“three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis”
verb
make in a smaller size
“the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive”
verb
reduce in size or number
“the company downsized its research staff”
Word Forms
retrench
verb
tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verkleinerung
die Reduzierung der Ausgaben, um finanziell stabil zu werden
🇫🇷French
réduction des effectifs
la réduction des dépenses afin de devenir financièrement stable
🇪🇸Spanish
reducción de personal
la reducción de gastos para volverse financieramente estable
🇮🇹Italian
ridimensionamento
la riduzione delle spese per diventare finanziariamente stabili
🇳🇱Dutch
inkrimping
het verminderen van de uitgaven om financieel stabiel te worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
redução
a redução de despesas para se tornar financeiramente estável
🇷🇺Russian
сокращение
сокращение расходов для того, чтобы стать финансово стабильным
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आकार घटाने
वित्तीय रूप से स्थिर होने के लिए व्यय में कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
ছোট করা
আর্থিকভাবে স্থিতিশীল হওয়ার জন্য ব্যয় হ্রাস
🇮🇳Tamil
குறைத்தல்
நிதி ரீதியாக ஸ்திரமாக இருப்பதற்காக செலவினங்களைக் குறைத்தல்
🇮🇳Telugu
తగ్గించడం
ఆర్థికంగా స్థిరంగా ఉండటానికి ఖర్చులను తగ్గించడం
🇮🇳Marathi
आकार कमी करणे
आर्थिकदृष्ट्या स्थिर होण्यासाठी खर्चात कपात
🇮🇳Gujarati
કદ ઘટાડવું
નાણાકીય રીતે સ્થિર થવા માટે ખર્ચમાં ઘટાડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಡಿಮೆಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಲು ವೆಚ್ಚಗಳ ಕಡಿತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറയ്ക്കുന്നു
സാമ്പത്തികമായി സ്ഥിരത കൈവരിക്കുന്നതിന് ചെലവുകൾ കുറയ്ക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਟਾਉਣਾ
ਵਿੱਤੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਖਰਚਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سائز کم کرنا
مالی طور پر مستحکم ہونے کے لیے اخراجات میں کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
缩小规模
减少支出以实现财务稳定
🇯🇵Japanese
ダウンサイジング
財政を安定させるために支出を削減する
🇰🇷Korean
소형화
재정적 안정을 위해 지출을 줄이는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thu hẹp quy mô
cắt giảm chi tiêu để ổn định tài chính
🇹🇭Thai
การลดขนาด
การลดรายจ่ายเพื่อให้มีความมั่นคงทางการเงิน
🇮🇩Indonesian
perampingan
pengurangan pengeluaran agar menjadi stabil secara finansial
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbabawas ng laki
ang pagbabawas ng mga gastusin upang maging matatag sa pananalapi
🇲🇾Malay
mengecilkan saiz
pengurangan perbelanjaan untuk menjadi stabil dari segi kewangan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تقليص الحجم
- تخفيض النفقات من أجل تحقيق الاستقرار المالي
🇮🇷Persian
کوچک کردن
کاهش هزینه ها به منظور ایجاد ثبات مالی
🇹🇷Turkish
küçültme
Mali açıdan istikrarlı olabilmek için harcamaların azaltılması
🇮🇱Hebrew
צמצום
צמצום ההוצאות על מנת להפוך ליציבות כלכלית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'downsizing'?
The primary meaning of 'downsizing' is 'the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'downsizing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'downsizing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'downsizing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'downsizing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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