downscale

ˈdaʊnskeɪl

Definition of downscale - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

reduce scale

Rare

reduce in size, scope, or cost

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The company decided to downscale operations to cut costs..

cut down

reduce

Adjective

business

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of lower quality or status

Rare

They moved to a downscale neighborhood.

cheap

inferior

low-end

income

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intended for people with low incomes

Rare

The store offers downscale products.

budget

economical

low-end

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Origin of downscale

English, down (lower) + scale (level)

Examples of downscale in a sentence

The factory downscaled its workforce last year.
They opted for a downscale hotel to save money.
The downscale product line was surprisingly popular.
They live in a downscale neighborhood.
The downscale housing project was approved.

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French:réduire, modeste, ...
German:verkleinern, einfach, ...
Italian:ridurre, economico, ...
Spanish:reducir, inferior, ...
Portuguese:diminuir, modesto, ...
Chinese:减少规模, 低档的, ...
Japanese:縮小する, 低所得の, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ, مُنْخَفِض المُسْتَوَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְטִין, בְּרָמָה נְמוּכָה, ...
Russian:сокращать масштаб, неблагополучный, ...
Ukrainian:скорочувати масштаб, бідний, ...
Hindi:छोटा करना, निम्न स्तर, ...
Bengali:ছোট করা, নিম্নমানের, ...
Catalan:reduir, de baixa qualitat, ...
Czech:omezit, podřadný, ...
Danish:nedskalere, lavstatus, ...
Dutch:afschalen, minder chique, ...
Greek:μειώνω, υποβαθμισμένος, ...
Hungarian:csökkenteni, alacsonyabb státuszú, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយទំហំ, ថោកទាប, ...
Korean:축소하다, 저급의, ...
Persian:کاهش مقیاس, پایین‌رده, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć skalę, niskobudżetowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):diminuir, inferior, ...
Romanian:a reduce scara, modest, ...
Swedish:skala ner, enklare, ...
Thai:ลดขนาด, ที่มีคุณภาพต่ำกว่า, ...
Turkish:küçültmek, alt sınıf, ...
Vietnamese:thu nhỏ, bình dân, ...

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