downgrade

n.

1. A descending slope, as in a road.
2. A turn or trend downward.
3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade.

tr.v., -grad·ed, -grad·ing, -grades.

1. To lower the status or salary of.
2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of. See synonyms at decry, demote.

A negative change in the rating of a security. This situation occurs when analysts feel that the
future prospects for the security have weakened from the orginal recommendation, usually due to a material and fundamental change in the company's operations, future outlook or industry.

Investopedia Says:
Analysts place recommendations on securities to give their clients or investors a general idea on the expected performance of that security looking forward. These recommendations are adjusted when the basis behind the recommendation changes, such as the price of the stock or newly released data in the company's financial statements.

An analyst may downgrade a stock from a buy to a sell, after the company released information about an Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the company's operations.

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Lowering of the Rating of a bond or other rated security or of the recommendation of a stock by a research department or rating service. See also Broker Recommendations (Or Ratings).

noun

A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, down, downfall. See rise/fall.

verb

1. To lower in rank or grade: break, bump, degrade, demote, reduce. Slang bust. See rise/fall.
2. To lower in character or quality: cheapen, debase, degrade, demean². See better/worse.
3. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.
4. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, lower², mark down, reduce, write down. See increase/decrease, money.

n

Definition: slope
Antonyms: upgrade

v

Definition: lower in opinion or rank
Antonyms: improve, promote, raise, upgrade

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v.determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect such lower degree.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD) To determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect such a lower degree.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - degradere, nedvurdere, justere ned
n. - skråning, skråplan

Nederlands (Dutch)
degraderen, kleineren, helling, achteruitgang

Français (French)
v. tr. - déclasser, rétrograder, dévaloriser (un travail)
n. - (Rail) rampe descendante, descente, (fig) sur le déclin

Deutsch (German)
v. - deklassieren
n. - Gefälle, Niedergang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποβαθμίζω, υποβιβάζω, υποτιμώ (τη σημασία κ.λπ.)
n. - κατωφέρεια, κατήφορος, (μτφ.) η κάτω βόλτα, παρακμή

Italiano (Italian)
declassare, declino

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rebaixar, desclassificar
n. - descida (f), declive (m)

Русский (Russian)
понизить в должности

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - degradar, minimizar, asignar menos
n. - bajada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - degradera, vara på tillbakagång
n. - försämring

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使降级, 使降低保密级, 使降职, 降低, 贬低, 下坡, 退步

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使降級, 使降低保密級, 使降職, 降低, 貶低
n. - 下坡, 退步

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 품격을 저하시키다
n. - 내리막길, 운의 쇠퇴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 下り坂, 落ち目
v. - 格下げする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفض المنزل أو الدرجه (الاسم) منحدر, انحدار الى منزله أدنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוריד בדרגה‬
n. - ‮החלשה, הידרדרות, מורד‬

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