downgrading (verb)

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• downgrade — verb reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. noun 1》 an instance of downgrading. 2》 N. Amer. a downward gradient …   English new terms dictionary

• downgrade — verb (t) /ˈdaʊngreɪd / (say downgrayd), /daʊnˈgreɪd / (say down grayd) (downgraded, downgrading) 1. to assign (a person, job or the like) to a lower status, usually with a smaller salary. 2. to reduce the security classification of (a classified… …  

• downgrade — UK [ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms downgrade : present tense I/you/we/they downgrade he/she/it downgrades present participle downgrading past tense downgraded past participle downgraded 1) to treat something in a way that shows… …   English dictionary

• review — ▪ I. review re‧view 1 [rɪˈvjuː] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] when a situation or process is examined and considered carefully to see if it can be improved: review of • The company is conducting an internal review (= done by employees of the… …   Financial and business terms

• market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… …   Financial and business terms

• downgrade — [[t]da͟ʊngre̱ɪ̱d[/t]] downgrades, downgrading, downgraded 1) VERB: usu passive If something is downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. [be V ed] The boy s condition has been downgraded from… …   English dictionary

• Scholarship among Ancient Kambojas — The Kambojas are an ancient people of the north western Indian subcontinent (Central Asia), frequently mentioned in ancient Indian texts (though not directly in the Rig Veda). They spoke an Indo Iranian derived language, an Indo European family… …   Wikipedia

• reviewer — review review 2 verb [transitive] 1. to examine or consider a situation or process carefully to see if it can be improved: • We hired an outside consultant to review our pricing policies. • The situation is being reviewed on a day to day basis. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• downgrade — down|grade [ daun,greıd ] verb transitive * 1. ) to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was: The United States had no intention of downgrading its relations with China. 2. ) to move someone to a job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nosedive — /ˈnoʊzdaɪv / (say nohzduyv) noun 1. a sudden plunge downwards of an aeroplane in a steep dive. 2. any sudden drop, especially of something given to fluctuations: *This week s downgrading of Telstra s credit rating prompted an immediate nosedive… …