scaledown

[skeyl-doun]

noun

a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.

Origin of scaledown

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase scale down

Also called scale·back

[skeyl-bak] /ˈskeɪlˌbæk/.

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