Definition of "downsizing" []

• Present participle of downsize. (verb)
• An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized (noun)
• Miniaturization (noun)
• Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity (noun)

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• "It -- the term downsizing really became a big story when it started happening to reporters, at which point it was too late, really."
• "She paused a moment, then expanded on the word "downsizing.""
• "A first-time concert promoter, the former Cape St. George resident - who makes his home in New Brunswick and works in Alberta - says he came up with the idea to host a weekend concert on the peninsula after hearing about what he calls a downsizing of the French folk festival that takes place there each year."