scale up — to increase something in size, amount, or extent, especially a business or production process
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to increase something in size, amount, or extent, especially a business or production process
Pronunciation (IPA): /skeɪl ʌp/
Example Sentences
- The coffee shop owner decided to scale up after her cold brew went viral on social media.
- My little brother tried to scale up his toy volcano project into a real one — the fire department was not amused.
- The government agency needs to scale up its digital services to handle the growing number of applicants.
scale up
VERB[/skeɪl ʌp/]
to increase something in size, amount, or extent, especially a business or production process
The startup decided to scale up production after their app went viral overnight.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'scale' derives from Latin 'scala', meaning ladder or staircase, which later came to denote a graduated measuring instrument or series of marks indicating increments. When combined with the adverb 'up', the phrasal verb 'scale up' emerged, metaphorically expressing the idea of raising the scale or increasing in magnitude.
Breakdown
scale (from Latin scala: ladder, staircase, or graduated measure) + up (upward direction) = to increase in size or magnitude by raising the scale of operation.
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📝Examples
“The coffee shop owner decided to scale up after her cold brew went viral on social media.”
“My little brother tried to scale up his toy volcano project into a real one — the fire department was not amused.”
“The government agency needs to scale up its digital services to handle the growing number of applicants.”
“He scaled up his diet from one burger to three, calling it 'personal growth'.”
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