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downgrade
[ doun-greyd ]
noun
- a downward slope, especially of a road.
adjective
verb (used with object)
- to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary.
- to minimize the importance of; denigrate:
She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation.
- to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.).
downgrade
/ ˈ»å²¹ÊŠ²Ôˌɡ°ù±ðɪ»å /
verb
- to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job
- to speak of disparagingly
noun
- a downward slope, esp in a road
- on the downgradewaning in importance, popularity, health, etc
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å´Ç·É²Ôg°ù²¹»åe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of downgrade1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position:
His career has been on the downgrade.
Example Sentences
The union said 170 affected workers faced an average pay cut of £8,000, and that it was also concerned the council was preparing to downgrade the pay of other non-management roles in the service.
Mr Cee, who trained as a footwear designer and worked for Nike and Vans in India, says one way could be to downgrade the level of tech in the shoe.
Mrs Perry took her own life in January 2023 after learning her school, Caversham Primary School in Berkshire, was set to be downgraded from "outstanding" to "inadequate".
He said there were many factors that could "wipe out" the chancellor's headroom, including an escalating trade war, any small downgrade to growth forecasts or a rise in interest rates.
This year's growth was downgraded, but close to normal levels of growth are predicted to return in later years.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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