rightsizing
C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister
Law noun
The restructuring of a workforce to what management deems an optimal size, usually a euphemism for cuts.
Employees saw through the talk of rightsizing and braced for redundancies.
Business noun
Adjusting a workforce to the level the business actually needs, usually by shrinking it.
Management dressed the cuts up as rightsizing, but everyone knew it was a layoff.
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