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downsize
To reduce the size of a company, often by eliminating one or more divisions. Management may decide to downsize a firm in order to improve efficiency and to increase the returns to shareholders. Downsizing can cause a firm to grow smaller and more valuable at the same time.


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Now the factory jobs that weathered previous economic storms are being outsourced, downsized and automated out of existence.
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