"downsizing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: downsizings [plural]
Etymology: From downsize + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|downsize|ing}} downsize + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} downsizing (countable and uncountable, plural downsizings)
  1. An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-downsizing-en-noun-YuiFurMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 3 38 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 7 29 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 7 22 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 5 21 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 4 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 8 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 8 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 7 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 63 7 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 7 26 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 7 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 4 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 57 8 22 13
  2. Miniaturization. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (miniaturization): 小型化 (xiǎoxínghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), pienentäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-downsizing-en-noun-PFBAUTYT Disambiguation of 'miniaturization': 0 100 0
  3. (automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity): pienentäminen (Finnish), Downsizing [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-downsizing-en-noun-TCjr1ZGx Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of "reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity": 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (downsizing of the workforce): 裁員 (Chinese Mandarin), 裁员 (cáiyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), supistaminen (Finnish), leépítés (Hungarian), létszámleépítés (Hungarian), ダウンサイジング (daunsaizingu) (Japanese), リストラ (risutora) (Japanese), сокраще́ние (sokraščénije) [neuter] (Russian), recorte de personal [masculine] (Spanish), recorte de plantilla [masculine] (Spanish), recorte de nómina [masculine] (Spanish), reducción de plantilla [feminine] (Spanish), скорочення (skoročennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'downsizing of the workforce': 43 37 20

Verb [English]

Etymology: From downsize + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|downsize|ing}} downsize + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} downsizing
  1. present participle and gerund of downsize Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: downsize
    Sense id: en-downsizing-en-verb-uTH0Czh7

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