1. the act or process of reducing a rating, score, or assessment to a lower level
Usage: commonly used in finance, credit, and performance contexts

1. to reduce the rating, score, or assessment of something or someone to a lower level
Usage: third-person singular present or present participle form of 'downrate'

Examples

• The credit agency announced a downrating of the company's bonds due to declining revenues.
• After the poor quarterly results, analysts are downrating the stock from 'buy' to 'hold'.
• The downrating of the restaurant's health inspection score prompted immediate corrective action.
• Several financial institutions are downrating their economic growth forecasts for next year.
• The downrating process requires careful review of all relevant performance metrics.
• Investors reacted negatively to the downrating of the municipal bonds.