scale back

skeɪl bæk

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Definition of scale back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

reduce intensitydecrease the intensity or frequency of an activity

The company decided to scale back its marketing efforts this quarter.

cut back

diminish

reduce

reduce sizereduce the size, amount, or extent of something

Due to budget cuts, we had to scale back our project's scope.

cut back

reduce

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Expressions with scale

scale up

increase size, amount, or production gradually

The company plans to scale up operations next year..

scale down

reduce the size while keeping proportions

They decided to scale down the model for the presentation.

at scale

adv.

in a way that handles large quantities efficiently

The company can produce goods at scale.

off the scale

adj.

beyond the normal range

His enthusiasm for the project is off the scale.

out of scale

adj.

not correctly proportioned

The model was out of scale with the rest of the display.

tip the scale

sway the result toward one side or the other

One witness's testimony could tip the scale in the defendant's favor.

Examples of scale back in a sentence

They decided to scale back the project timeline.
We need to scale back our spending this month.
The company decided to scale back production due to low demand.

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French:réduire, restreindre, ...
German:reduzieren, verkleinern, ...
Italian:diminuire, ...
Spanish:reducir, ...
Portuguese:diminuir, ...
Chinese:减少, 缩减, ...
Japanese:減少させる, 縮小する, ...
Arabic:خَفَّضَ, قَلَّصَ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַמְצֵם, ...
Russian:сократить, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити, ...
Hindi:कम करना, छोटा करना, ...
Bengali:কমানো, কমিয়ে আনা, ...
Catalan:reduir, ...
Czech:omezit, zmenšit, ...
Danish:skrue ned for, skalere ned, ...
Dutch:terugschroeven, ...
Greek:περιορίζω, συρρικνώνω, ...
Hungarian:visszafogni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយ, បង្រួម, ...
Korean:줄이다, 축소하다, ...
Persian:کاهش دادن, محدود کردن, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):diminuir, ...
Romanian:a reduce, ...
Swedish:dra ner på, skära ner, ...
Thai:ลด, ลดขนาด, ...
Turkish:azaltmak, küçültmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm bớt, thu hẹp, ...

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