streamline Значение & определение

Значение на streamline на български

• 0 to shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid or gas:

  • Streamlining cars increases their fuel efficiency.

  • The bodies of dolphins are more streamlined than those of porpoises.

• 1 to improve the effectiveness of an organization such as a business or government, often by making the way activities are performed simpler:

  • The cost-cutting measures include streamlining administrative procedures in the company.

  • Leading organizations use software to streamline their workflow.

  • Streamlining management could save at least 15 percent in costs.

• 2 to shape something so that it moves as easily as possible through air or water:

  • Designers streamlined the boat, hoping to improve its performance.

• 3 to change something so that it works better, esp. by making it simpler:

  • The company streamlined its operations and increased its profits.

• 4 to make a business, process, activity, etc. simpler and more effective by reducing costs, the number of people involved in it, etc.:

  • Around 1% of the global workforce are being laid off as the group attempts to streamline its business.

  • Many governments have embraced outsourcing as a way to privatize, streamline, and lower costs.

  • streamline operations/procedures/processes They are now under pressure to streamline operations after profits slumped by 45% last year.