rightsize

American  

[rahyt-sahyz] / ˈraɪtˌsaɪz /

verb (used with object)

rightsized, rightsizing

1. to adjust to an appropriate size.

   Layoffs will be necessary to rightsize our workforce.

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rightsize British  

/ ˈraɪtˌsaɪz /

verb

1. to restructure (an organization) to cut costs and improve effectiveness without ruthlessly downsizing

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Etymology

Origin of rightsize

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

So far, the Fed’s efforts to rightsize its asset holdings have been going according to plan, Williams said, in a speech at a central-bank conference in Frankfurt delivered Friday morning local time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek said last December about 1,500 jobs would be axed as part of "substantial action to rightsize our costs" so that the company could meet its objectives.

From BBC

"The office market... is going to have to rightsize itself and it's not done yet."

From BBC

Ek said the company had considered making smaller reductions in 2024 and 2025 instead, but “considering the gap between our financial goal state and our current operational costs, I decided that a substantial action to rightsize our costs was the best option to accomplish our objectives.”

From Los Angeles Times

Spotify’s chief executive officer, Daniel Ek, wrote in a note to employees posted on the company’s website that the platform now needed to “rightsize” to account for a “very different environment.”

From New York Times