Definition of downgrade - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
simplificationreduce the complexity or quality of something
- The instructions were downgraded for easier understanding.
2.
employmentreduce the status or rank of someone
- The manager was downgraded to a regular employee.
3.
technologyTECH. revert software to an older versionTECH.
- We had to downgrade the app due to bugs.
4.
meteorologyTECH. lower the intensity of a stormTECH.
- The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm.
Noun
1.
hierarchyreduction in rank or status
- After the scandal, his immediate downgrade shocked the company..
2.
financeTECH. reduction of a financial or credit ratingTECH.
- The company's downgrade affected its stock price.
3.
transportationRare downhill gradient on a road or railwayRare
- The truck struggled on the steep downgrade.
Images of downgrade
downhill gradient on a road or railway
Expressions with downgrade
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in a state of becoming worse or less successful
The company's profits are on the downgrade.
Origin of downgrade
English, down (reduce) + grade (level)
Examples of downgrade in a sentence
They decided to downgrade the service to save costs. The company decided to downgrade several positions. She was downgraded from her previous role after the merger. They decided to downgrade the system for stability. He had to downgrade his phone's OS for compatibility. The storm was downgraded after losing strength.
They decided to downgrade the cyclone to a depression. The downgrade in his job title affected his morale. She faced a downgrade in her credit rating after missing payments. The downgrade led to increased borrowing costs. Investors were concerned about the recent downgrade. Cyclists must be cautious on the downgrade. The downgrade made the train accelerate.
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- French:simplifier, rétrogradation, ...
- German:vereinfachen, Herabstufung, ...
- Italian:ridurre, declassamento, ...
- Spanish:simplificar, degradación, ...
- Portuguese:reduzir, rebaixamento, ...
- Chinese:降低, 评级下调, ...
- Japanese:簡略化する, 降格, ...
- Arabic:خَفَّضَ, تَنْزِيل, ...
- Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד, הוֹרָדָה בְּדַרְגָּה, ...
- Russian:упрощать, понижение в должности, ...
- Ukrainian:спростити, зниження статусу, ...
- Hindi:सरल करना, पदावनति, ...
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