lay off employees; downsize
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lay off employees; to downsize
formalRefers specifically to organizations (companies, government agencies) reducing their workforce, often as a cost-cutting measure.
Yóu由
yú于
jīng经
jì济
shuāi衰
tuì退
，
gōng公
sī司
bù不
dé得
bù不
dà大
guī规
mó模
cái裁
yuán员
。
Due to the economic recession, the company had to lay off employees on a large scale.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
jì计
huà划
cái裁
yuán员
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
èr二
shí十
。
This factory plans to lay off twenty percent of its workforce.
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Cái裁
yuán员
cháng常
cháng常
shì是
wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
。
Downsizing is often done to improve efficiency.
Bèi被
cái裁
yuán员
de的
yuán员
gōng工
kě可
yǐ以
huò获
dé得
bǔ补
cháng偿
jīn金
。
Laid-off employees can receive severance pay.