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downsize

/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/ /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/
verb Regular verbdownsize downsized
GeneralBusiness
  1. 1 küçültmek
  2. 2 personel azaltmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make something smaller or reduce its scope.
  2. To reduce the number of employees in a company.

Example Sentences

  1. The company had to downsize its operations.
    Şirket operasyonlarını küçültmek zorunda kaldı.
  2. They decided to downsize the department.
    Departmanı küçültmeye karar verdiler.

Verb Forms Regular

Base downsize
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/
Past downsized
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd/
Participle downsized
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddownsize → downsized

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /z/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. downsized /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd/

Synonyms

reducecutshrinktrimdownscalecontractminimize

Antonyms

expandincreasegrowenlargeraise

Collocations

downsize a companydownsize staffdownsize operationsdownsize workforcedownsize the businessdownsize expenses

Related Words

companystaffbudgetcostbusinesslayoff