down·grade
ˈdau̇n-ˌgrād 
1
: a downward grade (as of a road)
2
: a descent toward an inferior state
a career on the downgrade
downgraded; downgrading; downgrades
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Examples of downgrade in a Sentence
Noun
a downgrade in the company's stock prices
a singing career on the downgrade
Verb
The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Tampa Bay’s offense is deserving of a 2-point downgrade by our metrics.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Analyst Brandon Nispel downgraded the megacap tech name to underweight from sector weight, and his $200 price target reflects more than 13% downside ahead, as of Thursday’s close.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Big Tech contributed to the rally, and that includes Apple despite a downgrade from KeyBanc that took the stock to underweight from sector weight.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Tampa Bay’s offense is deserving of a 2-point downgrade by our metrics.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Hurricane Kristy weakened to a Category 1 storm on Saturday and is expected to downgrade into a post-tropical cyclone and disorganize in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Analyst Brandon Nispel downgraded the megacap tech name to underweight from sector weight, and his $200 price target reflects more than 13% downside ahead, as of Thursday’s close.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Downgrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downgrade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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downgrade
1 of 2 noun
down·grade
-ˌgrād
1
: a downward slope
2
: a lowering toward a worse condition
a neighborhood on the downgrade
downgrade
adverb
downgrade
2 of 2 verb
: to lower in grade, rank, or standing
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