CEFR B1

downgrading

verb

Meaning

Reducing the quality, importance, or value of something.

Examples

The airline is downgrading passengers to a lower class due to overbooking.
He felt like they were downgrading his contributions to the project.

Synonyms: reducing, devaluing, demoting, degrading

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downgrading (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: /daʊnˈɡreɪdɪŋ/

Definition

Reducing the quality, importance, or value of something.

Examples

The airline is downgrading passengers to a lower class due to overbooking.
He felt like they were downgrading his contributions to the project.
The credit rating agency is downgrading the company's debt.

How to Use downgrading

downgrade to (prepositional phrase): To reduce something to a lower level or position. — "The passengers were downgraded to economy class on the flight."
downgrade from (prepositional phrase): To reduce something from a higher level or position. — "He was downgraded from manager to supervisor."

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