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Definition of dumbsize in English: dumbsizeverb ˈdʌmsaɪzˈdəmsīz [no object]US (of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively. make smart changes—don't dumbsize Example sentencesExamples - The necessity of out-sourcing maintenance and repair work has arisen from what has been variously called by some in the industry, downsizing, rightsizing, or sometimes, ‘dumbsizing.’
- Downsizing is the process of moving from big systems to smaller systems; it's called rightsizing by those who keep their jobs and dumbsizing by those who are suddenly out of work.
- Tighter economies, higher costs and, therefore, lower profitability in the early years of the new millennium led some companies to what the corporate community now refers to as ‘dumbsizing.’
- We have always suspected they wanted to dumbsize it, so that Ma and Pa kettle could buy beans over their TV, but this is the final straw for me.
- I've been dumbsized.… Now if I can just turn this into a positive (like, now I can look for a job closer to home and not have to commute 2 hours).
Origin 1990s: humorously, on the pattern of downsize. Definition of dumbsize in US English: dumbsizeverbˈdəmsīz [no object]US (of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively. make smart changes—don't dumbsize Example sentencesExamples - I've been dumbsized.… Now if I can just turn this into a positive (like, now I can look for a job closer to home and not have to commute 2 hours).
- Downsizing is the process of moving from big systems to smaller systems; it's called rightsizing by those who keep their jobs and dumbsizing by those who are suddenly out of work.
- Tighter economies, higher costs and, therefore, lower profitability in the early years of the new millennium led some companies to what the corporate community now refers to as ‘dumbsizing.’
- The necessity of out-sourcing maintenance and repair work has arisen from what has been variously called by some in the industry, downsizing, rightsizing, or sometimes, ‘dumbsizing.’
- We have always suspected they wanted to dumbsize it, so that Ma and Pa kettle could buy beans over their TV, but this is the final straw for me.
Origin 1990s: humorously, on the pattern of downsize. |