upsize
Use Upsize in a sentence verb (used without object), verb (used with object), up·sized, up·sizing.
to increase in size, as by hiring additional employees; expand: to upsize a business.
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to increase the operating costs of (a company) by increasing the number of people it employs |
| 2. | to increase the size of or produce a larger version of (something) |
| [C20: modelled on | |
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Upsize
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
Engineering looking to upsize effluent pipe so this surcharging doesn't happen again.
Provide voltage drop calculations and upsize conductors accordingly.
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