单词 | scaledown |
释义 | scaledown[ skeyl-doun ] / ˈskeɪlˌdaʊn / nouna reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures. Also called scale·back [skeyl-bak]. /ˈskeɪlˌbæk/. Origin of scaledownFirst recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase scale down Words nearby scaledownscaldfish, scale, scale back, scaleboard, scaled, scaledown, scale insect, scale leaf, scale moss, scalene, scalenectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with scaledownscale down Reduce the size or cost of, as in The owners decided to scale down wages. This expression, along with the related scale up, which refers to an increase, alludes to scale in the sense of “a fixed standard.” [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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