downgrading

English

Verb

downgrading

  1. present participle of downgrade

Noun

downgrading (plural downgradings)

  1. A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
    • 2007 July 11, Vikas Bajaj, “Rate Agencies Move Toward Downgrading Some Mortgage Bonds”, in New York Times‎:
      Financial markets fell sharply on the news of possible downgradings.
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