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The correct spelling is downgrades.
How to pronounce downgrades
noun
Say it like: Dow-ngr-ade-s
The correct spelling is downgrades. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. For example: "The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'."
Usage Examples
“The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
- 2.A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
verb
- 1.To place lower in position.
- 2.To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
- 3.To disparage.
- 4.To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
- 5.To revert software back to an older version.
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