- ˌslim (sth) ˈdown
- phrasal verb
if you slim down an organization, or if it slims down, you reduce the number of staff in it
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ˌslim (sth) ˈdown
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slim something down — ˌslim ˈdown | ˌslim sthˈdown derived to make a company or an organization smaller, by reducing the number of jobs in it; to be made smaller in this way • They re restructuring and slimming down the workforce. • The industry may have to slim down… … Useful english dictionary
slim — ▪ I. slim slim 2 adjective 1. very small in size or amount: • The slim increase in revenues reflected the slowing economy. • Will the Democrats hold on to their slim majority? 2. very little chance of something happening: • … Financial and business terms
slim*/*/ — [slɪm] adj I 1) thin in an attractive way She had a slim youthful figure.[/ex] 2) very small There is still a slim chance that she may be alive.[/ex] II verb [I] British slim [slɪm] to try to lose weight by eating less • slim (sth) down … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slim — slim1 S3 [slım] adj comparative slimmer superlative slimmest [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: bad, of low quality ] 1.) someone who is slim is attractively thin = ↑slender ▪ a slim young woman ▪ a slim waist … Dictionary of contemporary English
scale something down — REDUCE, cut down, cut back, cut, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune. → scale * * * scale something down (or scale down) reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board… … Useful english dictionary
slimming — slim slim 1 [slɪm] verb slimmed PTandPPX slimming PRESPARTX [intransitive, transitive] also slim down to reduce the size or number of something, or to become smaller in size or number … Financial and business terms
thin — thin1 W2S2 [θın] adj comparative thinner superlative thinnest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thick)¦ 2¦(not fat)¦ 3¦(hair)¦ 4¦(liquid)¦ 5¦(smoke/mist)¦ 6¦(air)¦ 7¦(excuse/argument/evidence etc)¦ 8 a thin … Dictionary of contemporary English
trim — trim1 [trım] v past tense and past participle trimmed present participle trimming [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cut)¦ 2¦(reduce)¦ 3¦(decorate)¦ 4¦(sail)¦ Phrasal verbs trim something<=>back trim down ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
vote — ▪ I. vote vote 2 noun 1. [countable] when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something: • The results of the vote were surprising 80% of workers favoured strike action. • Creditors will take a vote on the reorganization plan… … Financial and business terms
make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
