scale down

See also: scaledown

English

Verb

scale down (third-person singular simple present scales down, present participle scaling down, simple past and past participle scaled down)

1. (transitive) To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.

   Antonym: scale up

2. (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)

 

Anagrams

• downscale, slow dance