Definition of Downgrading

reducing something to a lower rank, level, or grade

Examples of Downgrading in a sentence

Since he no longer needs the program for school, the student is thinking of downgrading his account to the free version.  

As the hurricane begins to calm, the storm team will be downgrading the system from a 3 to a 2.  

The downgrading of the hospital experience means that poor patients have an even lower standard of care than before.  

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