dumbsize

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of dumb +‎ downsize

Verb

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dumbsize (third-person singular simple present dumbsizes, present participle dumbsizing, simple past and past participle dumbsized)

  1. (informal) To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.

References

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  • OED 2003