scale down

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scale down

verb scales down · scaling down · scaled down

transitive To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
Opposite: scale up
transitive To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something.
Similar: scale back · Opposite: scale up, scale out

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@misc{scale_down_2026,
  title = {scale down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scale%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}