downgrading

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noun

A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downgrade
noundowngrading (plural downgradings)

plural downgradings

  1. A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

    Financial markets fell sharply on the news of possible downgradings.

    2007 July 11, Vikas Bajaj, “Rate Agencies Move Toward Downgrading Some Mortgage Bonds”, in New York Times
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APA

downgrading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgrading

MLA

“downgrading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgrading. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downgrading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downgrading.

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