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down⋅grade

  [doun-greyd] noun, adjective, adverb, verb, -grad⋅ed, -grad⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a downward slope, esp. of a road.
–adjective, adverb
2. downhill.
–verb (used with object)
3. to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary.
4. to minimize the importance of; denigrate: She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation.
5. to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.).
—Idiom
6. on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position: His career has been on the downgrade.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; down 1 + grade

Related forms:
downgrader, noun
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down·grade   (doun'grād')   
n.  
  1. A descending slope, as in a road.
  2. A turn or trend downward.
  3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade.
tr.v.   down·grad·ed, down·grad·ing, down·grades
  1. To lower the status or salary of.
  2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of. See Synonyms at decry, demote.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Downgrade

A negative change in the rating of a security.

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For example, an analyst may downgrade a stock from strong buy to buy, or a bond rating agency may downgrade a bond from AAA to AA.

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Analyst Recommendations: Do Sell Ratings Exist?
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See also: Buy, Hold, Outperform, Sell, Underperform, Upgrade

Also spelled: Down Grade, Down-grade

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Language Translation for : downgrade
Spanish: bajar de categoría,
German: degradieren,
Japanese: 格下げする
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