downscale

[doun-skeyl] Origin

down·scale

[doun-skeyl] adjective, verb, down·scaled, down·scal·ing.
adjective
1.
located at, moving toward, or of or for the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale: The discount store caters mainly to downscale customers.
2.
plain, practical, or inexpensive; not luxurious: downscale clothing.
verb (used with object)
3.
downsize (def. 1).
4.
to make less luxurious or expensive.

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Downscale is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

Origin:
down1 + scale3
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downscale
 
adj
1.  of or for the lower end of an economic or social scale; down-market
 
vb
2.  (tr) to reduce the scale of

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downscale
1945, Amer.Eng., as a verb; 1966 as an adj., from down (adv.) + scale (v.).
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