downgrade
gb/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/ us/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
B2
Engleză
leminősít, visszasorol, visszalépés, leminősítés, visszavált, visszaállít, visszaváltás, visszaállítás
VERB
B2
1
leminősít
B2
visszasorol
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
They downgraded the warning.
A figyelmeztetést alacsonyabb szintre sorolták.
My seat was downgraded to economy.
A helyemet visszasorolták turistaosztályra.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse downgrade with degrade. Downgrade means lower in level or status; degrade often means damage the quality of something or humiliate someone.
Sens
lower in rank or value
Colocații
downgrade a role
|downgrade a position
|downgrade a status
|downgrade a warning
|downgrade a storm
|downgrade a risk
|downgrade an assessment
|downgrade expectations
Sinonime
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)
|
devalue (emphasizes making something seem or become less valuable)
Antonime
upgrade (raise to a higher level, rank, or quality)
|
promote (raise a person to a higher job rank)
|
raise (increase the level, status, or value)
Teme
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
visszalépés
B1
leminősítés
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The new room was a downgrade.
Az új szoba visszalépés volt.
This change feels like a downgrade.
Ez a változás visszalépésnek érződik.
Greșeală frecventă:
Downgrade is normally a countable noun: say a downgrade or the downgrade, not downgradement.
Sens
reduction in status or quality
Colocații
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
Sinonime
reduction (more general and less focused on status or quality)
|
demotion (usually refers to a lower job rank)
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cut (often refers to a decrease in amount or level)
|
setback (emphasizes a negative step backward)
Antonime
upgrade (a change to a higher level or quality)
|
promotion (a move to a higher job rank)
|
improvement (a change that makes something better)
Teme
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
Definiție
a change that makes something lower in level, status, or quality
A reduction to a lower rank, level, status, value, or quality.
VERB
B2
3
visszavált
B2
visszaállít
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I downgraded to the basic plan.
Visszaváltottam az alapcsomagra.
Can I downgrade the app?
Vissza tudom állítani az appot egy korábbi verzióra?
Greșeală frecventă:
Use downgrade to for the new lower version or plan: I downgraded to the basic plan.
Sens
switch to lower version
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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)
Antonime
upgrade (change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
|
update (change software to a newer version, not necessarily a higher tier)
Teme
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
visszaváltás
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The downgrade saved me money.
A visszaváltással pénzt spóroltam.
The plan downgrade removed video calls.
Az alacsonyabb csomagra váltás megszüntette a videóhívásokat.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not use downgrade when you simply cancel a service; it usually means you keep it but move to a lower level.
Sens
lower version or plan change
Colocații
software downgrade
|system downgrade
|subscription downgrade
|account downgrade
|plan downgrade
|downgrade fee
|downgrade option
|downgrade path
|downgrade to basic
Sinonime
reversion (mainly a return to an earlier version)
|
step down (informal; emphasizes moving to a lower level)
|
switch (more general and does not imply lower quality or level)
Antonime
upgrade (a change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
|
update (a move to a newer software version)
Teme
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
Definiție
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.
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
5
leminősít
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The agency downgraded the bond.
Az ügynökség leminősítette a kötvényt.
Analysts downgraded the stock.
Az elemzők leminősítették a részvényt.
Greșeală frecventă:
In finance, the subject is often a rating agency, bank, or analyst, not the company being rated.
Sens
lower a financial rating
Colocații
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
Sinonime
lower (general word for reducing a rating or recommendation)
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cut (common in financial news for reducing ratings, forecasts, or targets)
|
reduce (more general and less specific to ratings)
Antonime
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)
Teme
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
BUSINESS
6
leminősítés
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
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+.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The downgrade hurt the company’s shares.
A leminősítés ártott a vállalat részvényeinek.
A credit downgrade can be expensive.
Egy hitelminősítői leminősítés sokba kerülhet.
Greșeală frecventă:
A downgrade is the act or announcement of lowering the rating; the new rating itself is usually called the rating.
Sens
financial rating cut
Colocații
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+
Sinonime
rating cut (clearer but less formal than downgrade)
|
cut (short journalistic term used when context is clear)
|
reduction (general term, less specific to finance)
Antonime
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)
Teme
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
downgrade
IPA
GB/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
US/dˈaʊŋɡɹˈeɪd/
Silabe și accent
down - grade (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (down)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: downgrade
- Plural: downgrades
Verb
- Base: downgrade
- 3rd Person Singular: downgrades
- Present Participle: downgrading
- Past: downgraded
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