- downgrade down·grade vt
- ['daʊnˌɡreɪd]
(job, hotel) declassare, (person) degradare
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Downgrade — A classic negative change in ratings for a stock, and or other rated security. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * downgrade down‧grade [ˈdaʊngreɪd] verb [transitive] 1. to give something less importance, for example by spending less… … Financial and business terms
downgrade — A negative change in ratings for a stock, or other rated security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * downgrade down‧grade [ˈdaʊngreɪd] verb [transitive] 1. to give something less importance, for example by spending less money on it or reducing … Financial and business terms
downgrade — down|grade [ daun,greıd ] verb transitive * 1. ) to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was: The United States had no intention of downgrading its relations with China. 2. ) to move someone to a job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
downgrade — down|grade [ˈdaungreıd] v [T] 1.) to make a job less important, or to move someone to a less important job ≠ ↑upgrade 2.) to make something seem less important or valuable than it is ▪ Police often downgrade the seriousness of violence against… … Dictionary of contemporary English
downgrade — down•grade [[t]ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd[/t]] v. grad•ed, grad•ing, n. adj. adv. 1) to reassign to a lower level or status 2) to minimize the importance of 3) a downward slope, esp. of a road 4) a lowering in status or importance; demotion or diminishment 5)… … From formal English to slang
Down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… … Useful english dictionary
down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… … Useful english dictionary
downgrade — 1858 (n.), 1930 (v.), from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + GRADE (Cf. grade) … Etymology dictionary
downgrade — Synonyms and related words: abase, abridge, adown, aslant, aslantwise, aslope, at a slant, atilt, atrophy, belittle, below, break, bump, bust, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, compress, crash, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp,… … Moby Thesaurus
downgrade — downgrader, n. /down grayd /, n., adj., adv., v., downgraded, downgrading. n. 1. a downward slope, esp. of a road. 2. on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position: His career has been on the downgrade. adj., adv. 3.… … Universalium
downgrade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demote (see decrease). n. See obliquity. Ant., promote. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. descent, decline, slope; see grade 1 , hill , inclination 5 . v. Syn. minimize, deprecate, lower, demote; see … English dictionary for students
