The company had relinquished market share in the high-end, wood office-furniture market, a market that itself had contracted, partly because of widespread corporate downsizing. As a result, Gunlocke downsized its own operations, cutting its labor force in 1995 to 650, compared with 850 early in the previous year.
Personally, Iâve always felt that to rescue an animal means youâre the one that picks it up from the side of the road and tries to find its home, or takes it in when you find it looking so scrawny that itâs a wonder itâs still alive. But hey, thatâs just me.
/ËrÉskju/. noun. plural rescues. Learner's definition of RESCUE. [count]. : an act of saving someone or something from danger, harm, or trouble. â often used before another noun. The lifeguard performed a heroic rescue. The policeman came/went to the rescue of the lost boy. [=the policeman rescued the lost boy]. When her brother lost his job, she came to his rescue by paying his rent. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. a rescue team/squad. a rescue operation/mission.