rightsize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of rightsize
First recorded in 1985–90
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The company should continue tackling the cost base in Europe and China, target more cars in different segments, and continue to rightsize its European production footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Spotify employs about 9,000 people, and Mr Ek said "substantial action to rightsize our costs" was needed for the company to meet its objectives.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
As I’ve argued previously in Slate, weight-based car fees, such as those adopted in Norway and recently proposed in New York state, are a policy tool that could help rightsize the auto market.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2023
“They are going to have to rightsize their companies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
“Using antigen tests to rightsize or precision guide isolation periods is probably the best thing to do,” Adjala says.
From Scientific American ● May 13, 2022
Quality issues have been fixed, headcount has been rightsized and the Valhalla launch is on time, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“After years of rapid growth of Medicare Advantage, we might be starting to see sort of a rightsizing of this market,” Freed said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
“The other area we think is key to today’s result is the ongoing rightsizing of the cost base of the bank.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
We’re rightsizing the footprint and getting our expenses in the right place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“The Goodyear-Gadsden plant is rightsizing staffing levels to accommodate an adjusted production schedule, following recent voluntary buyouts for union associates,” Goodyear representative Barbara Hatala said in an email to The Gadsden Times.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
In a slide to accompany the call it said it would achieve this by outsourcing, "lean processes" and "headcount rightsizing".
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2013
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