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单词 dumbsize
释义

Definition of dumbsize in English:

dumbsize

verb ˈdʌmsaɪzˈdəmsīz
[no object]US
  • (of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively.

    〈主美〉(公司)过度裁员

    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:

dumbsize

verbˈdəmsīz
[no object]US
  • (of a company) reduce staff numbers to levels so low that work can no longer be carried out effectively.

    〈主美〉(公司)过度裁员

    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.

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