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Downscaling

To reduce in size; to downsize.

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verb
  1. 1

    To reduce in size; to downsize.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.

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downmarketverbOf, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market.
downsizingnounAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
reductionnounThe act, process, or result of reducing.
scalingnounThe act of one who scales or climbs.
scaledownnounThe act or result of scaling down.
scale-downnounAlternative form of scaledown. [The act or result of scaling down.]
downscalernounSomeone or something which downscales.
downsizernounOne who, or that which, downsizes.
diminishmentnounThe act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.
scalebacknounAn operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.
decimationnoun(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
diminutionnounA lessening, decrease or reduction.
downshiftnounA change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
downgradingnounA downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
slimdownnounA period of weight loss.
downweightingnounThe process by which something is downweighted.
downselectionnounThe process of downselecting.
downgradenounA reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
diminutizationnounThe act or process of diminutizing.
decreasementnoun(rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.

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