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dumbsize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dumb-size
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Informal

Etymology

Blend of dumb + downsize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dumbsizes (present, singular) dumbsizing (participle, present) dumbsized (participle, past) dumbsized (past)

Questions

What does dumbsize mean?
To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient.
Where does dumbsize come from?
Blend of dumb + downsize.

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