Relationships Related Term:  declassification n. ~ The process of reducing restrictions on access to a lower security classification. Notes:  'Downgrade' implies that the material continues [..]

A negative change in ratings for a stock, or other rated security.

1930, from down (adv.) + grade (v.). Related: Downgraded; downgrading. As a noun, "a downward slope," from 1858.

The assignment of a lower credit rating to a corporate or sovereign borrower's debt by a credit rating agency. Opposite of upgrade.

A downgrade occurs where a student is enrolled in a PhD and where the research they are undertaking is not at an appropriate level for a PhD and the institution recommends that the student downgrade t [..]

The lowering of a bond rating by a rating agency due to a deterioration of the credit quality of the issue. See: RATINGS; CREDIT WATCH. Compare: UPGRADE.  

Changing from a paid plan back to the Forever Free plan. Downgrading is only allowed once during the life of your account.

1. Change the security class of an object to one which does not dominate the original [CESG]. 2. To change a MAC label or Information Label to a value that does not dominate the current label. Downgrade includes changing a label to value that is incomparable with the current label [POSIX.6].

Definition A negative change in ratings for a security; two common examples are an analyst's downgrading a stock (such as from "buy" to "sell") and a credit bu [..]

The process of reducing the level of restrictions on access to classified materials to a lower security classification, often a step in the direction of declassification, the removal of all restrictio [..]

Refers to a rating agency, such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, lowering their rating of U.S. government debt.

is an announcement of an analyst lowering their opinion on the desirability of a company as an investment. It can apply to either debt or equity.

A negative change in the ratings for a rated security.

The lowering of a bond rating by a rating agency due to a deterioration of the credit quality of the issue.

(n) the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends(v) rate lower; lower in value or esteem

Where a student is enrolled in a PhD and where the research they are undertaking is not at an appropriate level for a PhD and the higher education provider recommends that the student downgrade their degree to a Master's by Research course or where the student, for personal or academic reasons, seeks to revert to a Master's by Research co [..]

Reduction of a performer’s on-camera role from principal to extra

To move to a lesser level of accommodations or a lower class of service.

to move to a lesser level of accommodations or a lower class of service

move reservation or registered guest to lesser accommodation. (upgrade; up sell

 – The broker has reviewed the stock in question, and finds reason to lower its rating on the stock. This does not always mean the stock is a sell, it may have been downgraded from a ‘Buy’ to a ‘Hold’, but it plays down the prospects for the stock in any case.

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

A negative change in ratings for a stock, or other rated security.