downsizing

About 0.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of downsize
2. noun An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.

   He was excessed in the last downsizing.

3. noun Miniaturization.
4. noun Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

   Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.

Similar words

retrenchment curtailment cutback downscaling reduce reduced decrease abatement lowering reduction

Often followed by

and of the in is or has to was