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scales down

scales down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scale down.

Meaning of scale down

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.
    Antonyms:
    scale up
  2. (transitive) To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something.
    Synonyms:
    scale back
    Antonyms:
    scale up, scale out

Questions about scales down

What is scales down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scales down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scale down.

Words near scales down in the dictionary

  1. Scalera
  2. Scaleras
  3. scalers
  4. scales
  5. scales back
  6. scales down
  7. scales fall from someone's eyes
  8. scales off
  9. scales out
  10. scales up
  11. scaleseed

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