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scaling down

scaling down is the present participle and gerund 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 scaling down

What is scaling down the present participle and gerund of?
Scaling down is the present participle and gerund of scale down.

Words near scaling down in the dictionary

  1. scalimetry
  2. scaline
  3. scaliness
  4. scaling
  5. scaling back
  6. scaling down
  7. scaling in
  8. scaling ladder
  9. scaling ladders
  10. scaling off
  11. scaling out

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