DOWNSCALE

downscale

(adjective) intended for people with low incomes; “mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

downscale (comparative more downscale, superlative most downscale)

Being downmarket, of a lower quality.

Of a series of notes, falling in pitch in regular or musical intervals; descending.

Verb

downscale (third-person singular simple present downscales, present participle downscaling, simple past and past participle downscaled)

To reduce in size; to downsize.

Anagrams

• scale down, scaledown, slow dance

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