Definition of Downgraded

1. Verb. (past of downgrade) ¹

2. Adjective. Whose rating, status etc has been reduced ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downgraded

1. downgrade [v] - See also: downgrade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downgraded

downfalls
downfield
downflow
downflowing
downflows
downfold
downfolded
downfolding
downfolds
downforce
downforces
downgoing
downgoings
downgone
downgrade
downgraded (current term)
downgrades
downgrading
downgradings
downgyved
downhaul
downhauls
downhearted
downheartedly
downheartedness
downhill
downhiller
downhillers
downhills
downhole

Literary usage of Downgraded

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Informationby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Reactivating Terminated or downgraded Clearances. a. Revalidation. When a personnel clearance has been administratively terminated, the clearance may be ..."

2. Financial Restatements: Update of Public Company Trends, Market Impacts, and by Orice Williams (2007)
"From March through early June 2005, the major rating agencies downgraded AIG's ... Fitch Ratings downgraded the long-term senior debt ratings of AIG and ..."

3. Democratic Transition in Asia: The Role of the International Community by Muthiah Alagappa (1994)
"EAST-WEST CENTER Washington downgraded diplomatic relations with Rangoon, ceased cooperation on counternarcotics efforts ¡thus denying bilateral aid), ..."

4. Case Studies of Selected Leveraged Buyouts (1991)
"Then in 1986, despite completion of the $2 billion asset sale program, Moody's downgraded Phillips' pre- and post-exchange bonds, which reflected the ..."

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