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Definition of

downgrade

  • 1.

    reduce projection for stock price to change the forecast for a stock price to a lower one

  • 2.

    reduce bond rating to change the credit rating for a bond to a lower one

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    by downgrading its debt from A1 to A3 in March 2011, and then again to Baa1 on April 5. The Portuguese government ran into more trouble when Moody’s downgraded its debt to “junk” (Baa2) on July 6. At the time of going to press (mid-July 2011) analysts were already talking about the probability of Portugal needing

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Definitions of ’downgrade’ and meaning of ’downgrade’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’downgrade’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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