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Definition of dumbsize
dumbsize
verb - ambitransitive
- to reduce the number of people employed in an organization or company to the point that there are no longer enough to carry out the work effectively. From "dumb" + "downsize".
- See more words with the same meaning: corporate-speak (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to fire, dismiss.
Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 03 2011.
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