rightsize
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right·size

verb \ˈrīt-ˌsīz\

Definition of RIGHTSIZE

transitive verb
: to reduce (as a workforce) to an optimal size
intransitive verb
: to undergo a reduction to an optimal size

Examples of RIGHTSIZE

  1. The company plans to rightsize.

First Known Use of RIGHTSIZE

1989

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