noun
a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something
verb
to reduce the size, extent, or importance of something
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In order to reduce costs, the company decided to scale down its operations.
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We should scale down the party guest list to save money.
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Let's scale down the road trip and just visit a few places instead of trying to see everything.
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Sometimes we need to scale down our expectations in order to avoid disappointment.