downgrade
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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.
example
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' .
More importantly, the blanket 'downgrade' of Fitch implies an extraordinary delinquency in respect of its regulatory oversight functions.
Despite the 'downgrade' to a club level sport, Cross believes Macalester's skiers will still be able to compete in intercollegiate competition.
Investors took that as a hint that a 'downgrade' to junk status may be in the offing.
The latest figures issued on Friday on the economy's performance may appear to be a fractional 'downgrade' of no great importance.
In wake of the liquidity and cash flow problems, rating agencies are closely monitoring the institution for a possible 'downgrade' .
Some analysts have speculated that GM could face a 'downgrade' of its credit rating to junk status.
S&P put the company on negative credit watch on Sept. 12 for a possible 'downgrade' to noninvestment-grade status.
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.
Soon after they resumed, the road crested a hill and began switching back and forth sharply, for the 'downgrade' was very steep.
This recovery was due more to sharp operation on the long 'downgrade' to Hinton than any display of power on the T1's part.
Obviously, this estimate is used to strengthen the case for further 'downgrades' .
Apart from the ease of apparently authentic numbering, holograms have been globally 'downgraded' as a protection.
In other markets, there could be a high level of earnings disappointment which has led to some 'downgrades' .
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.
After 'downgrading' its own forecasts, profits are expected to fall in 2001.
Even the whisper of new equity or debt offerings provokes warnings of 'downgrades' from rating agencies and investor stampedes.
To the extent that there are unexpected levels of 'downgrades' , we may not need to see any loss for there to be some sort of credit event.
Campaigners fighting to maintain services at the hospital took this as a sign the hospital would not be 'downgraded' .
However, under this legislation we have 'downgraded' safety to the same level as sustainability.
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.
Over the course of development, that number was 'downgraded' to roughly 1,300 spots.
Although the weather system was 'downgraded' from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it passed over land it brought more than a foot of rain to some areas.
By upgrading the importance of other factors he 'downgraded' the importance of economic growth in the development process.
They 'downgraded' the match from an international to a challenge.
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.
The removal of the headquarters effectively 'downgrades' York's military status.
Fears are growing in Limerick this week that cancer services at the Regional Hospital could be 'downgraded' .
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