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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To lower the status, rank, or salary of.
- transitive verb To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of.
- noun A descending slope, as in a road.
- noun An act of downgrading, as in status, rank, or amount.
- noun A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
- verb To
place lower in position. - verb To '
dumb down ',reduce in complexity, orremove unnecessary parts. - verb meteorology to
reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity. - verb computing To
revert software back to an older version.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
Etymologies
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Examples
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Is the Remington x-mark pro triggers a downgrade from the old remington triggers?
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The numbers will almost certainly reflect a downgrade from the steady growth scenario the officials envisioned in forecasts released in July.
Five questions for the Fed on the eve of QE2 Neil Irwin 2010
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I should have guessed there was going to be a problem when I called to downgrade and said I wanted to downgrade from the Triple Play and the customer service rep said Okay we can do that for you.
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Fitch Ratings said Wednesday Portugal needs financial support and a "timely and credible" economic program from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to avoid a likely near-term downgrade to its credit rating.
European Stocks End Higher Andrea Tryphonides 2011
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He called the downgrade an "irresponsible move" that may "have spillover effects" such as higher borrowing costs for home buyers, credit-card holders, car buyers, and state and local governments.
Republicans Push Back on Higher Taxes Siobhan Hughes 2011
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I should have guessed there was going to be a problem when I called to downgrade and said I wanted to downgrade from the Triple Play and the customer service rep said Okay we can do that for you.
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Fitch Ratings downgraded Ireland's long-term foreign - and local-currency issuer default ratings to A+ from AA -, while keeping a negative outlook, which means a further downgrade is possible.
Dollar Slides Against Yen Andrew J. Johnson 2010
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So the wealthy may have to downgrade from the Mercedes to the Lexus.
House Dems to levy new tax on wealthy to pay for health care 2009
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According to Alec Phillips, a Goldman Sachs political economist based in Washington, the increased momentum toward a deal "reduces the risk of the near-term downgrade of the U.S. sovereign rating."
Making the Call on U.S. Credit Rating Damian Paletta 2011
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In a statement, an S&P spokesman said the firm had signaled in August that the tobacco bonds could face a near-term downgrade.
For Munis, Calm After Storm Michael Corkery 2011
Related Words
synonyms (152)
Words with the same meaning
- 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
- dampen
- debacle
- debase
- decadence
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declined
- declining
- declivate
- declivitous
- declivity
- declivous
- decrease
- decry
- deduct
- defame
- deflate
- defluxion
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- degrade
- demerit
- demote
- denigrate
- deplume
- depose
- depreciate
- depress
- descending
- descension
- descent
- dethrone
- devalue
- devolution
- diminish
- dip
- dipping
- disenfranchise
- disfranchise
- disgrade
- disparage
- displace
- displume
- dispossess
- down
- down south
- downbend
- downcome
- downcurve
- downfall
- downflow
- downgate
- downhill
- downline
- downplay
- downpour
- downright
- downrush
- downstairs
- downstream
- downstreet
- downtown
- downtrend
- downturn
- downward
- downward trend
- downwards
- downwith
- drop
- dropping
- fall
- falling
- falling off
- falling-off
- grade
- gradient
- gravitation
- hang
- hanging
- humble
- inclination
- lessen
- lower
- mark down
- minimize
- off plumb
- on the downgrade
- on the skids
- on the wane
- pare
- play down
- plummeting
- pounce
- rakingly
- rapids
- reduce
- retrench
- revert
- roll back
- ruin
- run down
- scale down
- shorten
- simplify
- slantingly
- slantways
- slantwise
- slaunchways
- slipping
- slopeways
- slopingly
- step down
- stoop
- strip of rank
- swoop
- take from
- tipsily
- tune down
- undervalue
- upgrade
- uphill
- waning
- waterfall
- write down
- write off
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Words that are found in similar contexts
forms (3)
Forms
rhymes (121)
Words with the same terminal sound
- Blade
- Cade
- Crusade
- Dade
- Jade
- Kincaid
- Slade
- Wade
- ade
- afraid
- aid
- aide
- allayed
- arcade
- arrayed
- bade
- bayed
- betrayed
- blade
- blockade
- braid
- brigade
- brocade
- buffeted
- cade
- cascade
- charade
- cliched
- colonnade
- conveyed
- crocheted
- crusade
- dade
- decade
- decayed
- degrade
- delayed
- dismayed
- disobeyed
- displayed
- dissuade
- evade
- fade
- fayed
- filleted
- flayed
- forbade
- frayed
- gade
- glade
- grade
- granade
- grenade
- hade
- handmade
- home-made
- homemade
- invade
- jade
- kade
- lade
- laid
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- manmade
- masquerade
- mayde
- mislaid
- obeyed
- okayed
- outweighed
- overpaid
- overplayed
- overstayed
- paid
- palisade
- parade
- persuade
- pervade
- played
- portrayed
- prayed
- prepaid
- preyed
- promenade
- purveyed
- quade
- quaid
- raid
- rayed
- remade
- repaid
- replayed
- sauteed
- schade
- serenade
- shade
- slade
- spade
- spaid
- sprayed
- stade
- staid
- stayed
- strayed
- suede
- surveyed
- swayed
- tirade
- trade
- unafraid
- underpaid
- underplayed
- unmade
- unpaid
- unswayed
- upgrade
- wade
- waid
- weighed
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