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Definition of downgrade in English: downgradeverbˈdaʊnɡreɪddaʊnˈɡreɪdˈdaʊnɡreɪd [with object]Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled Example sentencesExamples - Evacuees were not paying council tax and some bandings had been downgraded, reducing the amount of rates collected.
- Five years ago Selby police station's cells were downgraded due to cutbacks, and prisoners could only spend six hours there.
- It would also make investment less viable, a beautiful place would be downgraded and there would be health risks.
- Over the course of development, that number was downgraded to roughly 1,300 spots.
- They downgraded the match from an international to a challenge.
- Campaigners fighting to maintain services at the hospital took this as a sign the hospital would not be downgraded.
- However, under this legislation we have downgraded safety to the same level as sustainability.
- Although the weather system was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it passed over land it brought more than a foot of rain to some areas.
- Boots' shares were downgraded by British analysts following disappointing second quarter results last week.
- Apart from the ease of apparently authentic numbering, holograms have been globally downgraded as a protection.
- Moments ago, in fact, we just told you it was downgraded to a tropical storm.
- Its British broker, downgraded their rating on the company to neutral from buy yesterday morning.
- But the report has stopped short of recommending which hospitals will be downgraded.
- After downgrading its own forecasts, profits are expected to fall in 2001.
- By upgrading the importance of other factors he downgraded the importance of economic growth in the development process.
- Fears are growing in Limerick this week that cancer services at the Regional Hospital could be downgraded.
- Their concern is that the quality of service will be downgraded if the proposals are implemented.
- In my life on the internet I had just downgraded the firewall from a minor nuisance to virtual non-existent.
- Having downgraded the news section two years ago, he now feels that ‘frankly there should be more news’.
- Even when cannabis is downgraded from a Class B to a Class C drug next year, her relative could still face charges for buying the drug.
Synonyms demote, lower, lower in status, reduce/lower in rank, reduce in importance relegate North American informal bust archaic degrade disparage, denigrate, detract from, run down, decry, belittle, make light of, minimize, defame North American informal bad-mouth
nounˈdaʊnɡreɪdˈdaʊnɡreɪd 1An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance. downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one Example sentencesExamples - The gossips say the group is being hit by declining advertising revenue and a drop in market share in its important US college market which could result in further profit downgrades once figures are issued.
- Get ready for additional downgrades in California debt ratings, in cuts with almost the shocking speed of the utilities’ plunge to junk status.
- The code of conduct threatens penalties ranging from administrative sanctions and temporary suspension of duty, to rank downgrades and dismissal.
- On July 15, the Federal Reserve chairman told Congress that a slowdown in the pace of corporate debt-rating downgrades is a good sign for the American economy.
- To the extent that there are unexpected levels of downgrades, we may not need to see any loss for there to be some sort of credit event.
- In wake of the liquidity and cash flow problems, rating agencies are closely monitoring the institution for a possible downgrade.
- Some analysts have speculated that GM could face a downgrade of its credit rating to junk status.
- S&P put the company on negative credit watch on Sept. 12 for a possible downgrade to noninvestment-grade status.
- The latest figures issued on Friday on the economy's performance may appear to be a fractional downgrade of no great importance.
- In other markets, there could be a high level of earnings disappointment which has led to some downgrades.
- Obviously, this estimate is used to strengthen the case for further downgrades.
- With no suitable alternative location being offered by the Council the removal of the taxi rank is a downgrade in the taxi service of Ballina.
- Despite the downgrade to a club level sport, Cross believes Macalester's skiers will still be able to compete in intercollegiate competition.
- Investors took that as a hint that a downgrade to junk status may be in the offing.
- Still, with the stock battered and rating agencies considering further downgrades, that could rapidly change.
- Contractual disputes and cost blow-outs on the project have seen Multiplex issue three profit downgrades, and investors have slashed 40 per cent off Multiplex's share price this year.
- A later rating by rival Moody's Investors Service kept Ford's debt rating at investment-grade status, the S&P downgrades shocked the corporate bond market.
- The removal of the headquarters effectively downgrades York's military status.
- Even the whisper of new equity or debt offerings provokes warnings of downgrades from rating agencies and investor stampedes.
- More importantly, the blanket downgrade of Fitch implies an extraordinary delinquency in respect of its regulatory oversight functions.
2North American A downward gradient on a railway or road. a steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second Example sentencesExamples - Complicating matters was the fact the yard was on a downgrade and cars had to be ridden and hand-braked to prevent them from running out over Strachan Avenue and into the dump.
- The track from Brient to Michipicoten is on a heavy downgrade.
- On steeper downgrades, a higher acceleration will be achievable through the assistance of gravity.
- This was the original Montreal-Toronto mainline (legally the Ontario & Quebec Railway) and a roller coaster of upgrades and downgrades.
- Soon after they resumed, the road crested a hill and began switching back and forth sharply, for the downgrade was very steep.
- The earnings season is generally positive, ratings trends are allowing for more upgrades than downgrades, economic data is supportive that growth will continue, and new issuance in both debt and equity remains limited.
- This recovery was due more to sharp operation on the long downgrade to Hinton than any display of power on the T1's part.
Phrases profits are on the downgrade Example sentencesExamples - Optus's parent Singtel fell three per cent on the downgrade news and Telstra was down half a per cent or two cents to $4.46.
- Another good bet to pick out now is Moscow Flyer in the Queen Mother - he has always convinced as a class act and also because most of his opponents are old stars on the downgrade.
- Placed twice in this in the past but tailed off last year and looks on the downgrade nowadays.
Rhymes abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade Definition of downgrade in US English: downgradeverbˈdounɡrādˈdaʊnɡreɪd [with object]usually be downgradedReduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semiskilled Example sentencesExamples - But the report has stopped short of recommending which hospitals will be downgraded.
- Having downgraded the news section two years ago, he now feels that ‘frankly there should be more news’.
- However, under this legislation we have downgraded safety to the same level as sustainability.
- Campaigners fighting to maintain services at the hospital took this as a sign the hospital would not be downgraded.
- Over the course of development, that number was downgraded to roughly 1,300 spots.
- Apart from the ease of apparently authentic numbering, holograms have been globally downgraded as a protection.
- By upgrading the importance of other factors he downgraded the importance of economic growth in the development process.
- Its British broker, downgraded their rating on the company to neutral from buy yesterday morning.
- After downgrading its own forecasts, profits are expected to fall in 2001.
- Moments ago, in fact, we just told you it was downgraded to a tropical storm.
- Five years ago Selby police station's cells were downgraded due to cutbacks, and prisoners could only spend six hours there.
- In my life on the internet I had just downgraded the firewall from a minor nuisance to virtual non-existent.
- Evacuees were not paying council tax and some bandings had been downgraded, reducing the amount of rates collected.
- Fears are growing in Limerick this week that cancer services at the Regional Hospital could be downgraded.
- They downgraded the match from an international to a challenge.
- It would also make investment less viable, a beautiful place would be downgraded and there would be health risks.
- Their concern is that the quality of service will be downgraded if the proposals are implemented.
- Although the weather system was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it passed over land it brought more than a foot of rain to some areas.
- Boots' shares were downgraded by British analysts following disappointing second quarter results last week.
- Even when cannabis is downgraded from a Class B to a Class C drug next year, her relative could still face charges for buying the drug.
Synonyms demote, lower, lower in status, lower in rank, reduce in rank, reduce in importance disparage, denigrate, detract from, run down, decry, belittle, make light of, minimize, defame
nounˈdounɡrādˈdaʊnɡreɪd 1An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance. Example sentencesExamples - The code of conduct threatens penalties ranging from administrative sanctions and temporary suspension of duty, to rank downgrades and dismissal.
- The gossips say the group is being hit by declining advertising revenue and a drop in market share in its important US college market which could result in further profit downgrades once figures are issued.
- Investors took that as a hint that a downgrade to junk status may be in the offing.
- Still, with the stock battered and rating agencies considering further downgrades, that could rapidly change.
- In other markets, there could be a high level of earnings disappointment which has led to some downgrades.
- In wake of the liquidity and cash flow problems, rating agencies are closely monitoring the institution for a possible downgrade.
- The removal of the headquarters effectively downgrades York's military status.
- S&P put the company on negative credit watch on Sept. 12 for a possible downgrade to noninvestment-grade status.
- Some analysts have speculated that GM could face a downgrade of its credit rating to junk status.
- Despite the downgrade to a club level sport, Cross believes Macalester's skiers will still be able to compete in intercollegiate competition.
- To the extent that there are unexpected levels of downgrades, we may not need to see any loss for there to be some sort of credit event.
- Get ready for additional downgrades in California debt ratings, in cuts with almost the shocking speed of the utilities’ plunge to junk status.
- Contractual disputes and cost blow-outs on the project have seen Multiplex issue three profit downgrades, and investors have slashed 40 per cent off Multiplex's share price this year.
- Even the whisper of new equity or debt offerings provokes warnings of downgrades from rating agencies and investor stampedes.
- Obviously, this estimate is used to strengthen the case for further downgrades.
- A later rating by rival Moody's Investors Service kept Ford's debt rating at investment-grade status, the S&P downgrades shocked the corporate bond market.
- More importantly, the blanket downgrade of Fitch implies an extraordinary delinquency in respect of its regulatory oversight functions.
- The latest figures issued on Friday on the economy's performance may appear to be a fractional downgrade of no great importance.
- On July 15, the Federal Reserve chairman told Congress that a slowdown in the pace of corporate debt-rating downgrades is a good sign for the American economy.
- With no suitable alternative location being offered by the Council the removal of the taxi rank is a downgrade in the taxi service of Ballina.
2North American A downward gradient, typically on a railroad track or road. Example sentencesExamples - This was the original Montreal-Toronto mainline (legally the Ontario & Quebec Railway) and a roller coaster of upgrades and downgrades.
- This recovery was due more to sharp operation on the long downgrade to Hinton than any display of power on the T1's part.
- Soon after they resumed, the road crested a hill and began switching back and forth sharply, for the downgrade was very steep.
- On steeper downgrades, a higher acceleration will be achievable through the assistance of gravity.
- The earnings season is generally positive, ratings trends are allowing for more upgrades than downgrades, economic data is supportive that growth will continue, and new issuance in both debt and equity remains limited.
- The track from Brient to Michipicoten is on a heavy downgrade.
- Complicating matters was the fact the yard was on a downgrade and cars had to be ridden and hand-braked to prevent them from running out over Strachan Avenue and into the dump.
Phrases profits are on the downgrade Example sentencesExamples - Another good bet to pick out now is Moscow Flyer in the Queen Mother - he has always convinced as a class act and also because most of his opponents are old stars on the downgrade.
- Placed twice in this in the past but tailed off last year and looks on the downgrade nowadays.
- Optus's parent Singtel fell three per cent on the downgrade news and Telstra was down half a per cent or two cents to $4.46.
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