"scale down" meaning in English

See scale down in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scales down [present, singular, third-person], scaling down [participle, present], scaled down [participle, past], scaled down [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scale_down-en-verb-oj8D5fyg
  2. (transitive) To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something. Tags: transitive Synonyms: scale back Derived forms: scale-down [noun], scaledown [noun]
    Sense id: en-scale_down-en-verb-VRfYsvvK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion."
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        "(transitive) To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something."
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