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downgradeDefinitions
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| downgrade | |
| 1. n. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. |  |
| 2. v. To place lower in position. | |
| The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'. | |
| 3. v. To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts. | |
| 4. v. (meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity. | |
| 5. v. (computing) To revert software back to an older version. | |
Example Sentences
| Twice in barely four months the chancellor has had to downgrade his forecasts for economic growth. |
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