downgrade
ડાઉનગ્રેડ
definition
verb
some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semiskilled
reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.
noun
A later rating by rival Moody's Investors Service kept Ford's debt rating at investment-grade status, the S&P downgrades shocked the corporate bond market.
an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.
This was the original Montreal-Toronto mainline (legally the Ontario & Quebec Railway) and a roller coaster of upgrades and downgrades .
a downward gradient, typically on a railroad track or road.
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This recovery was due more to sharp operation on the long 'downgrade' to Hinton than any display of power on the T1's part.
S&P put the company on negative credit watch on Sept. 12 for a possible 'downgrade' to noninvestment-grade status.
Despite the 'downgrade' to a club level sport, Cross believes Macalester's skiers will still be able to compete in intercollegiate competition.
Soon after they resumed, the road crested a hill and began switching back and forth sharply, for the 'downgrade' was very steep.
In wake of the liquidity and cash flow problems, rating agencies are closely monitoring the institution for a possible 'downgrade' .
Complicating matters was the fact the yard was on a 'downgrade' and cars had to be ridden and hand-braked to prevent them from running out over Strachan Avenue and into the dump.
a steep 'downgrade' for which he had to put the car in second
With no suitable alternative location being offered by the Council the removal of the taxi rank is a 'downgrade' in the taxi service of Ballina.
The track from Brient to Michipicoten is on a heavy 'downgrade' .
Some analysts have speculated that GM could face a 'downgrade' of its credit rating to junk status.
Investors took that as a hint that a 'downgrade' to junk status may be in the offing.
More importantly, the blanket 'downgrade' of Fitch implies an extraordinary delinquency in respect of its regulatory oversight functions.
The latest figures issued on Friday on the economy's performance may appear to be a fractional 'downgrade' of no great importance.
Even the whisper of new equity or debt offerings provokes warnings of 'downgrades' from rating agencies and investor stampedes.
By upgrading the importance of other factors he 'downgraded' the importance of economic growth in the development process.
But the report has stopped short of recommending which hospitals will be 'downgraded' .
Still, with the stock battered and rating agencies considering further 'downgrades' , that could rapidly change.
Campaigners fighting to maintain services at the hospital took this as a sign the hospital would not be 'downgraded' .
Boots' shares were 'downgraded' by British analysts following disappointing second quarter results last week.
On steeper 'downgrades' , a higher acceleration will be achievable through the assistance of gravity.
Get ready for additional 'downgrades' in California debt ratings, in cuts with almost the shocking speed of the utilities’ plunge to junk status.
They 'downgraded' the match from an international to a challenge.
It would also make investment less viable, a beautiful place would be 'downgraded' and there would be health risks.
Even when cannabis is 'downgraded' from a Class B to a Class C drug next year, her relative could still face charges for buying the drug.
Five years ago Selby police station's cells were 'downgraded' due to cutbacks, and prisoners could only spend six hours there.
Contractual disputes and cost blow-outs on the project have seen Multiplex issue three profit 'downgrades' , and investors have slashed 40 per cent off Multiplex's share price this year.
The removal of the headquarters effectively 'downgrades' York's military status.
Over the course of development, that number was 'downgraded' to roughly 1,300 spots.
The earnings season is generally positive, ratings trends are allowing for more upgrades than 'downgrades' , economic data is supportive that growth will continue, and new issuance in both debt and equity remains limited.
In my life on the internet I had just 'downgraded' the firewall from a minor nuisance to virtual non-existent.
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