Words / B1

SKAYL/skeɪl/

Scale is the size or level of something: the scale of the backlog; on a large scale. A pay scale is a set of salary bands. The verb scale (up) means to increase. Huge is everyday for size. Trusts: the scale of the backlog is not a one-clinic problem.

Meaning

The size or level of something; also a set of pay bands (a pay scale).

Examples

• “The scale of the backlog is not a one-clinic problem.”
• “Agenda for Change is a pay scale, which is the salary-band sense.”

Good to know

the scale of + noun; on a large / small scale. Pay: a pay scale. Verb: scale up. Maps: a scale of 1:25 000. NHS / labour news. Uncountable for size; countable for a pay scale / a map scale.

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