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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. 1.A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
  2. 2.A downhill gradient on a road or railway.

verb

  1. 1.To place lower in position.
  2. 2.To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
  3. 3.To disparage.
  4. 4.To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
  5. 5.To revert software back to an older version.

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