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noun
Date: 1931
a reduction according to a fixed ratio <a scale-down of debts>
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scale-down
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scale down — index decrease, diminish, discount (minimize), minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scale down — verb 1. reduce proportionally The model is scaled down • Ant: ↑scale up • Hypernyms: ↑rescale, ↑proportion • Entailment: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scale-down — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: scale (VI) + down : a reduction according to a fixed ratio a scale down of debts II. adjective : characterized by a reduction according to a fixed r … Useful english dictionary
scale down — phrasal verb scale down or scale back [transitive] Word forms scale down : present tense I/you/we/they scale down he/she/it scales down present participle scaling down past tense scaled down past participle scaled down to make something smaller… … English dictionary
scale down — v. (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) * * * (D; tr.) to scale down to (to scale down production to decreased demand) … Combinatory dictionary
scale down — PHRASAL VERB If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be. [V P n (not pron)] One Peking factory has had to scale down its workforce from six hundred to only six... [V P n (not pron)] The air… … English dictionary
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN … Dictionary of American idioms
scale down — Synonyms and related words: abridge, compress, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, depreciate, depress, diminish, downgrade, lessen, lower, minify, pare, reduce, retrench, roll back, shorten,… … Moby Thesaurus
scale\ down — v To make smaller or less; decrease. John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp. Tom built a scaled down model of the plane. Compare: cut down … Словарь американских идиом
