downgrade
gb/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/ us/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
B2
Inglês
leminősít, visszasorol, visszalépés, leminősítés, visszavált, visszaállít, visszaváltás, visszaállítás
VERBO
B2
1
leminősít
B2
visszasorol
B2
Padrão de uso:
downgrade [someone/something] from [level] to [lower level]
Officials downgraded the hurricane to a tropical storm overnight.
A hatóságok éjszaka trópusi viharrá minősítették vissza a hurrikánt.
After the restructure, several senior roles were downgraded.
Az átszervezés után több vezető pozíciót alacsonyabb besorolásba soroltak.
The report downgraded the risk from severe to moderate.
Exemplos para estudantes
They downgraded the warning.
A figyelmeztetést alacsonyabb szintre sorolták.
My seat was downgraded to economy.
A helyemet visszasorolták turistaosztályra.
Erro comum:
Do not confuse downgrade with degrade. Downgrade means lower in level or status; degrade often means damage the quality of something or humiliate someone.
Significado
lower in rank or value
Colocações
downgrade a role
|downgrade a position
|downgrade a status
|downgrade a warning
|downgrade a storm
|downgrade a risk
|downgrade an assessment
|downgrade expectations
Sinônimos
lower (broader and more general)
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demote (usually used for a person moved to a lower job rank)
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reduce (more general, often about size, amount, or level)
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devalue (emphasizes making something seem or become less valuable)
Antônimos
upgrade (raise to a higher level, rank, or quality)
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promote (raise a person to a higher job rank)
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raise (increase the level, status, or value)
Temas
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
Definição
to move or rate someone or something at a lower level than before
To reduce someone or something to a lower rank, level, status, value, or degree of importance.
SUBSTANTIVO
B2
2
visszalépés
B1
leminősítés
B2
Padrão de uso:
a downgrade; a downgrade in [quality/status/service]; a downgrade from [something]
Passengers complained that the new policy was a downgrade in service.
Az utasok panaszkodtak, hogy az új szabályzat visszalépést jelentett a szolgáltatás színvonalában.
The smaller office felt like a downgrade after their old workspace.
A régi munkaterük után a kisebb iroda visszalépésnek érződött.
She accepted the new title, even though it looked like a downgrade.
Exemplos para estudantes
The new room was a downgrade.
Az új szoba visszalépés volt.
This change feels like a downgrade.
Ez a változás visszalépésnek érződik.
Erro comum:
Downgrade is normally a countable noun: say a downgrade or the downgrade, not downgradement.
Significado
reduction in status or quality
Colocações
a major downgrade
|a significant downgrade
|a slight downgrade
|a downgrade in service
|a downgrade in status
|a job downgrade
|a room downgrade
|feel like a downgrade
Sinônimos
reduction (more general and less focused on status or quality)
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demotion (usually refers to a lower job rank)
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cut (often refers to a decrease in amount or level)
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setback (emphasizes a negative step backward)
Antônimos
upgrade (a change to a higher level or quality)
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promotion (a move to a higher job rank)
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improvement (a change that makes something better)
Temas
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
Definição
a change that makes something lower in level, status, or quality
A reduction to a lower rank, level, status, value, or quality.
VERBO
B2
3
visszavált
B2
visszaállít
B1
Padrão de uso:
downgrade [software/account/plan] to [version/plan]; downgrade from [version/plan] to [lower version/plan]
You can downgrade to the free plan at any time.
Bármikor visszaválthatsz az ingyenes csomagra.
After the update caused problems, the IT team downgraded the software to the previous version.
Miután a frissítés problémákat okozott, az informatikai csapat visszaállította a szoftvert az előző verzióra.
I downgraded my phone package to save money.
Exemplos para estudantes
I downgraded to the basic plan.
Visszaváltottam az alapcsomagra.
Can I downgrade the app?
Vissza tudom állítani az appot egy korábbi verzióra?
Erro comum:
Use downgrade to for the new lower version or plan: I downgraded to the basic plan.
Significado
switch to lower version
Colocações
downgrade software
|downgrade an app
|downgrade an operating system
|downgrade a subscription
|downgrade an account
|downgrade a plan
|downgrade a package
|downgrade to the free version
|downgrade to basic
|downgrade to a previous version
Sinônimos
switch down (informal and less common)
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revert (means go back to an earlier version)
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scale back (emphasizes reducing features, size, or cost)
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reduce (more general, especially for a plan or package)
Antônimos
upgrade (change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
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update (change software to a newer version, not necessarily a higher tier)
Temas
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
Definição
to change to a simpler, older, or cheaper version of something
To change a product, service, system, or account to an older, less advanced, cheaper, or lower-level version.
SUBSTANTIVO
B2
4
visszaváltás
B2
Padrão de uso:
a downgrade to [version/plan]; a downgrade from [version/plan]
Make sure you back up your files before a software downgrade.
Mindenképp készíts biztonsági mentést a fájljaidról, mielőtt a szoftvert egy korábbi verzióra állítod vissza.
The downgrade to the basic plan removed several useful features.
Az alapcsomagra való visszaváltással több hasznos funkció megszűnt.
Some customers pay a fee for a subscription downgrade.
Exemplos para estudantes
The downgrade saved me money.
A visszaváltással pénzt spóroltam.
The plan downgrade removed video calls.
Az alacsonyabb csomagra váltás megszüntette a videóhívásokat.
Erro comum:
Do not use downgrade when you simply cancel a service; it usually means you keep it but move to a lower level.
Significado
lower version or plan change
Colocações
software downgrade
|system downgrade
|subscription downgrade
|account downgrade
|plan downgrade
|downgrade fee
|downgrade option
|downgrade path
|downgrade to basic
Sinônimos
reversion (mainly a return to an earlier version)
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step down (informal; emphasizes moving to a lower level)
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switch (more general and does not imply lower quality or level)
Antônimos
upgrade (a change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
|
update (a move to a newer software version)
Temas
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
Definição
a change to a simpler, older, or cheaper version
A change to an older, less advanced, cheaper, or lower-level version of a product, service, system, or account.
VERBO
C1
BUSINESS
5
leminősít
C1
Padrão de uso:
[agency/analyst] downgrades [issuer/security/stock] from [rating/recommendation] to [lower one]
The agency downgraded the country’s debt to junk status.
Az ügynökség bóvli kategóriára minősítette le az ország adósságát.
Several analysts downgraded the stock from buy to hold.
Több elemző a részvényt vételről tartásra minősítette le.
After weak earnings, the bank downgraded its recommendation on the retailer.
Exemplos para estudantes
The agency downgraded the bond.
Az ügynökség leminősítette a kötvényt.
Analysts downgraded the stock.
Az elemzők leminősítették a részvényt.
Erro comum:
In finance, the subject is often a rating agency, bank, or analyst, not the company being rated.
Significado
lower a financial rating
Colocações
downgrade a credit rating
|downgrade a bond
|downgrade debt
|downgrade a company
|downgrade a bank
|downgrade a country
|downgrade a stock
|downgrade a recommendation
|downgrade to junk
|downgrade from buy to hold
Sinônimos
lower (general word for reducing a rating or recommendation)
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cut (common in financial news for reducing ratings, forecasts, or targets)
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reduce (more general and less specific to ratings)
Antônimos
upgrade (raise a financial rating or recommendation)
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raise (increase a rating, price target, or recommendation)
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affirm (keep a rating unchanged rather than lower it)
Temas
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
Definição
to give a company, country, bond, or stock a lower financial rating than before
To lower an official credit rating or investment recommendation for a company, government, bond, stock, or other financial instrument.
SUBSTANTIVO
C1
BUSINESS
6
leminősítés
C1
Padrão de uso:
a downgrade of [issuer/security]; a downgrade from [rating] to [lower rating]; a downgrade by [agency/analyst]
The credit downgrade raised the government’s borrowing costs.
A hitelminősítői leminősítés megemelte a kormány hitelfelvételi költségeit.
The stock fell sharply after an analyst downgrade.
A részvény árfolyama élesen esett egy elemzői leminősítés után.
Investors were surprised by the downgrade from AAA to AA+.
Exemplos para estudantes
The downgrade hurt the company’s shares.
A leminősítés ártott a vállalat részvényeinek.
A credit downgrade can be expensive.
Egy hitelminősítői leminősítés sokba kerülhet.
Erro comum:
A downgrade is the act or announcement of lowering the rating; the new rating itself is usually called the rating.
Significado
financial rating cut
Colocações
credit downgrade
|ratings downgrade
|sovereign downgrade
|debt downgrade
|bond downgrade
|analyst downgrade
|stock downgrade
|downgrade warning
|downgrade by Moody’s
|downgrade from AAA to AA+
Sinônimos
rating cut (clearer but less formal than downgrade)
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cut (short journalistic term used when context is clear)
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reduction (general term, less specific to finance)
Antônimos
upgrade (a raising of a financial rating or recommendation)
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rating increase (explicit phrase for a higher rating)
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affirmation (a decision to leave a rating unchanged)
Temas
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
Definição
a lower financial rating given to a company, country, bond, or stock
A lowering of an official credit rating or investment recommendation for a company, government, bond, stock, or other financial instrument.
Gramática
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downgrade
AFI
GB/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
US/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
Sílabas e tonicidade
down - grade (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (down)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: downgrade
- Plural: downgrades
Verb
- Base: downgrade
- 3rd Person Singular: downgrades
- Present Participle: downgrading
- Past: downgraded
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