scale down
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See also: scaledown
Verb
scale down (third-person singular simple present scales down, present participle scaling down, simple past and past participle scaled down)
- (transitive) To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
- Antonym: scale up
- (transitive) To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something.
- Synonym: scale back
- Antonyms: scale up, scale out
- Hyponyms: downsize, rightsize
Derived terms
- scale-down (noun)
- scaledown (noun)
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