downsize
/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/verb
उच्चारण डाउन्साइज़
कर्मचारियों की संख्या घटाना, छँटनी करना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (sth) business
to reduce the number of people who work in a company or business in order to reduce costs
कर्मचारियों की संख्या घटाना, छँटनी करना
- The company is downsizing and two hundred jobs will go.
- The firm downsized its sales team last year.
- Several firms had to downsize during the economic crisis.
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- The hospital plans to downsize its administrative staff.
- When sales fall, many companies downsize quickly.
Synonyms cut back slim down streamline lay off
Opposite expand
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[I]
to move to a smaller home or start living a simpler, less expensive life
छोटे घर में जाना, खर्च घटाना
- After the children left home, they downsized to a two-room flat.
- After retiring, my uncle downsized from a large bungalow to a small flat.
- The couple decided to downsize after their children moved abroad.
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- Many retired people downsize to save on bills and upkeep.
- We downsized from a large house to a cosy flat near the park.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
downsize (intransitive) / downsize + noun
It can be used without an object, when a company reduces its own size, or with an object such as the workforce.
यह बिना object के (कंपनी स्वयं छोटी हो रही हो) या object के साथ (जैसे the workforce) प्रयोग होता है।
- The firm had to downsize after losing its biggest client.
- The bank plans to downsize its branch network.
downsize from sth to sth
Use from and to to show the old and new size, whether of staff, offices or homes.
पुराने और नए आकार को बताने के लिए from और to का प्रयोग होता है, चाहे कर्मचारियों, कार्यालयों या घर की बात हो।
- The company downsized from 500 employees to 300.
- After retirement they downsized from a house to a flat.
downsize to a smaller home (personal use)
For people, downsize means moving to a smaller, cheaper home or living more simply.
व्यक्तियों के लिए 'downsize' का अर्थ छोटे, सस्ते घर में जाना या सादा जीवन अपनाना है।
- Radhika's parents downsized when the children left home.
be downsized (passive)
The passive is used for staff or departments that are cut; it can sound cold, so many writers prefer reduce.
कटौती के शिकार कर्मचारियों या विभागों के लिए passive रूप आता है; यह कठोर लग सकता है, इसलिए कई लेखक 'reduce' पसंद करते हैं।
- Two hundred workers were downsized last year.
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downsize + noun
workforcestaffoperationsdepartmentbranchteam
- The airline decided to downsize its cabin crew.
adverb + downsize
drasticallysignificantlygraduallydramaticallyquickly
- The newspaper downsized drastically when advertising fell.
force / plan + to downsize
be forced toplan todecide tohave tochoose to
- Many small firms were forced to downsize during the lockdown.
downsize + reason
to cut coststo save moneyto surviveto stay profitable
- The factory downsized to stay profitable.
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- Falling sales made the company downsize its Pune office.
बिक्री गिरने के कारण कंपनी को अपना पुणे कार्यालय छोटा करना पड़ा।
- Many couples downsize once their children are settled.
बच्चों के स्थापित हो जाने पर कई दंपति छोटे घर में चले जाते हैं।
- The newspaper downsized its print edition and moved online.
समाचारपत्र ने अपना print संस्करण छोटा किया और online हो गया।
- Mr Sharma lost his job when the factory downsized.
कारखाने के कर्मचारी घटाने पर श्री शर्मा की नौकरी चली गई।
- Radhika's uncle downsized his business to manage it alone.
राधिका के चाचा ने अपना कारोबार छोटा कर दिया ताकि उसे अकेले संभाल सकें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean making smaller, but downsize is used mainly for organisations, staff and homes.
सभी का अर्थ छोटा करना है, पर 'downsize' मुख्यतः संस्थाओं, कर्मचारियों और घरों के लिए आता है।
To make an organisation or home smaller, often by cutting jobs.
किसी संस्था या घर को छोटा करना, प्रायः नौकरियाँ घटाकर।
- The firm downsized its team.
The general word for making any amount smaller.
किसी भी मात्रा को कम करने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Reduce the speed near the school.
Formal and used in Indian offices for removing staff to save money.
Formal शब्द; भारतीय कार्यालयों में खर्च बचाने के लिए कर्मचारियों को हटाने के अर्थ में प्रचलित।
- The mill retrenched forty workers.