scale back

verb

1. (adverb) to reduce or make a reduction in the level of activity, extent, numbers, etc

Example Sentences

The worst-case would be if OpenAI fails, Luria said, forcing Oracle to “scale back the build out, write off some land and power contracts and start working down the debt.”

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He wants his team to buy greater quantities of the most popular products and scale back the overall number of items Kohl’s sells—going for depth over choice.

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Earlier this week, Home Depot reported lower third-quarter profit and trimmed its full-year outlook, as economic uncertainty, high interest rates and a stagnant housing market prompted homeowners to scale back home improvements.

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The sharp decline in the trade deficit in August is part of an ongoing pattern this year: American businesses rush to bring in imports before U.S. tariffs go up, then they scale back orders after duties are raised.

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—Gold prices slipped in early trading as investors scale back expectations of a December interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

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Related Words

• curtail 
• cut back 
• cut down 
• diminish 
• phase out 
• reduce 
• retrench 
• scale down 
• shrink 
• trim