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downgrade::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | grade |
Examples of downgrade
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For now, analysts can't downgrade stocks fast enough as company earnings shrink.
From the businessweek.com
Provided people downgrade their expectations a bit it needn't be too bad at all.
From the guardian.co.uk
The truth is that the majority of insurers downgrade their cover to third party.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Can Marriott arbitrary downgrade all of its seven-day awards to five-day awards?
From the sacbee.com
Many analysts argue that the odds of a downgrade are remote for several reasons.
From the washingtonpost.com
The ratings agency said that any downgrade would likely be limited to one notch.
From the foxbusiness.com
Reflecting this, the gilt market should largely shrug off a one-notch downgrade.
From the independent.co.uk
Another downgrade of U.S. debt by rating agencies is probably around the corner.
From the forbes.com
The credit downgrade came after weeks of partisan bickering on the debt ceiling.
From the money.cnn.com
- Rate lower; lower in value or esteem
- The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
- In computing, downgrading refers to reverting software (or hardware) back to an older version; downgrade is the opposite of upgrade. Often, complex programs may need to be downgraded to remove unused or bugged features, and to increase speed and/or ease of use. The same can occur with machinery.
- (Downgrades) The term upgrade refers to the replacement of a product with a newer version of the same product. ...
- A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating; To place lower in position; To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity; To revert software back to an older version
- (Downgrades) A downgrade occurs when the merchant does not meet the Visa/MasterCard requirements for a transaction and as a result the transaction is moved to a lower level of interchange. The merchant pays a higher rate for downgrades.
- (Downgrades) When an analyst reduces a recommendation for a stock. Examples include changing a "buy" recommendation to a "hold," a hold to a "sell".
- (Downgrades) Companies must allow the policyholder to reduce coverage in exchange for a lower premium.
- (Downgrading) Assigning a lower grade to an off-specification product if it meets the requirements of the lower grade.
