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Definition of to 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".

    Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 03 2011.

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