Noun
a downgrade in the company’s stock prices
a singing career on the downgrade
Reading: Downgrade Definition & Meaning
Verb
The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
She didn’t intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague’s work.
late Examples on the Web : noun
Simply nearing a breach has, in the past, resulted in the downgrade of the nation’s credit rating and cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2021
Since releasing its third quarter financial report two weeks ago, African online retailer Jumia has seen its share price slide downwards, the latest being a 10% dip on Nov. 29 coinciding with a leading US investment bank’s downgrade of the stock.
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Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 30 Nov. 2021
However, that downgrade is well worth it as the base stations provide more responsive and accurate tracking.
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Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
All American and Buckeye Partners L.P. An increase in NuStar’s debt could lead to a downgrade of its credit rating, the Fitch analysts said.
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Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
That convinced Moody’s MCO and S&P to put the company’s credit ratings on watch for downgrade, and raised the risk management will shelve meaningful dividend increases for now.
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Roger Conrad, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
The fear of a downgrade to the US credit rating was a real and present danger.
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Lauren Fox, Flickroom, 7 Oct. 2021
As a result of the downgrade, Mexican airlines operating to and from the U.S. such as Volaris and Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV won’t be able to add service to U.S. cities when travel between the two countries has exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
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Andrew Tangel, Flickroom, 25 May 2021
Some pass holders, however, found the new versions to be a downgrade.
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Meena Thiruvengadam, Flickroom, 24 Nov. 2021
recent Examples on the Web : verb
As pressure to downgrade Tesla has mounted, so the spectre of more expensive capital has become a likely prospect to face.
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Charles Radclyffe, Forbes, 13 May 2021
Indian and Russian officials rejected American pressure to downgrade their close defense ties on Monday as the two countries’ leaders met in New Delhi and agreed to extend military technical cooperation for another decade.
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Rajesh Roy, Flickroom, 6 Dec. 2021
Colorado has activated its crisis standards of care for staffing, allowing hospitals to downgrade health care services to meet demand.
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Wire Reports, oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2021
Colorado has activated its crisis standards of care for staffing, allowing hospitals to downgrade healthcare services to meet demand.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
Two senior Lithuanian officials said that Beijing had been seeking to downgrade the embassy’s diplomatic status in a way that could strip officials’ immunity and put their safety at risk.
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Drew Hinshaw, Flickroom, 15 Dec. 2021
Many Chinese factories have also been shuttered, leading analysts from Goldman Sachs GS -2.6% (GS) and Nomura (NMR) to downgrade their forecasts for the Chinese economy.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
Australia reacted angrily when the United Nations threatened to downgrade the reef’s World Heritage status unless the country did more to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, narrowly avoiding the designation after heavy lobbying.
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NBC News, 25 Nov. 2021
This would force debt-rating agencies, like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, to downgrade companies like Ford, moving many into the realm of junk debt.
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Christopher Leonard, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
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