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Downsizing   /dˈaʊnsˌaɪzɪŋ/   Listen
Downsizing

noun
1.
The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable.  Synonyms: curtailment, retrenchment.


Downsize

verb
1.
Dismiss from work.
2.
Make in a smaller size.
3.
Reduce in size or number.





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"Downsizing" Quotes from Famous Books



... Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has begun a new downsizing, modernization, and reform program (PLAN 2004) that will result in the adoption of a smaller force structure of around 50,000 personnel, based upon a Rapid Reaction Force and two additional corps headquarters, all ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists. Most food and industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing. ...
— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... tourism sector. About 60% of the labor force works for the private sector and the rest for government. Most food and industrial goods are imported, with about 75% from the US. Guam faces the problem of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of military downsizing. ...
— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency


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