Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To bring to an optimal number or size.
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- verb euphemistic
downsize
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Examples
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Reorganizing is the word used to describe this overall activity; the word downsize was replaced later with the more accurate term rightsize to show that bigger did not necessarily mean better.
VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994
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Reorganizing is the word used to describe this overall activity; the word downsize was replaced later with the more accurate term rightsize to show that bigger did not necessarily mean better.
VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994
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Teachers countrywide have been offered severance packages in the government's attempt to "rightsize" the education system and redeploy teachers to under-serviced rural areas.
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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SAA has also retrenched more than 2 000 of its staff, to "rightsize" the business.
News24 2009
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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She also talked about the need to "rightsize" immigration and her reluctance to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
NY1 - Top Stories 2009
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