| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | downsize by two-thirds | сократить штат в три раза (Alexander Demidov) |
| modern | downsize one's life | отказаться от лишних вещей (When people tell me that they're thinking of living tiny, I tell them to start by downsizing their lives. Get rid of things you don't need that don't serve you.  businessinsider.com ART Vancouver) |
| O&G | downsize operations | уменьшить число операций (MichaelBurov) |
| Игорь Миг | downsize the department | сократить штаты управления |