| 单词 | downgrade |
| 释义 | downgrade downgrade // verb [+ obj]
1 (Economics ; Finance ) to give sth a lower grade, value or status: They have now downgraded the group's credit rating (= the group is now less likely to pay its debts). The share price fell after analysts downgraded the stock. The Bank has downgraded its forecast for economic growth. The country's debt has been downgraded to junk status.
2 (HR ) to give sb a less important job; to make a job less important: They plan to make six managers redundant and downgrade three others. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled.
DEMOTE
downgrade // noun [C]: A credit-rating downgrade could increase borrowing costs for the company. a downgrade from AAA to A We expect further downgrades in earnings forecasts. She had signed the job offer and accepted the downgrade. The company has issued a profit downgrade for 2005-06.
downgrading // noun [U,C]: the downgrading of the country's credit rating a downgrading of growth expectations The chief executive is disappointed by the downgrading of his role after the takeover. ⇨ UPGRADE |
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