different between rightsize vs upsize

English

Alternative forms

• right-size

Etymology

right +? size

Verb

rightsize (third-person singular simple present rightsizes, present participle rightsizing, simple past and past participle rightsized)

1. (euphemistic) to downsize
   • 2003, Deborah L. Walker, David N. Gans, Rightsizing: Appropriate Staffing for Your Medical Practice, Medical Group Management Association (?ISBN), page 9:

     In summary, there are significant costs to a medical practice if it has too few or too many support staff. It is critical to rightsize staff with the appropriate methodology and tools to perform this analysis correctly on the first attempt.

   • 2011, Bill Welter, Rightsizing Your Business: Breakthrough Strategies to Create a Flexible and Profitable Business in Any Economy, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN)

     Now is not the time to kid yourself—face the brutal facts and get on with your rightsizing decision. A rightsizing decision checklist follows this chapter.

English

Etymology

up- +? size

Verb

upsize (third-person singular simple present upsizes, present participle upsizing, simple past and past participle upsized)

1. (transitive) To make larger or more numerous.
2. (intransitive) To become larger or more numerous; to change to something larger, such as a house.

Antonyms

• downsize

Related terms

• rightsize

Anagrams

• size up