English-Finnish translations for downsize

• pienentää
• saada potkut
• vähentää työvoimaa

Definition of downsize

• To reduce in size or number
• To reduce the workforce of
• To terminate the employment of

Examples

• Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home
• The company chose to downsize by laying off half of its workers
• They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building
• Joe got downsized and became a plumber

Related words

• downs
• downstairs
• downstream
• downside
• downsizing
• downslope
• downspout
• downshift
• downstate