See Also: Downgrade(money)
Downgrade(finance)
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downgrade verb trans. M20.
[from the noun.]
Lower in rank, grade, status, or estimation; demote; belittle.
A. Lurie Kenneth's odd lack of sympathy with people's love affairs.., his tendency to rather downgrade that side of things. Times Brokers Laing & Cruickshank..has now downgraded its estimate for the year from 18m to 15m.