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1Grade inflation — is the supposed increase over time of academic grades, faster than any real increase in standards.It is frequently discussed in relation to U.S. education, and to GCSEs and A levels in England and Wales. Prevalence Grade inflation is often… …
2Grade (climbing) — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …
3Grade (education) — GPA redirects here. For other uses, see GPA (disambiguation). Academic grading Africa Egypt • Kenya • Morocc …
4grade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level/quality ADJECTIVE ▪ high, top ▪ a piece of high grade building land ▪ He still wants to play top grade football. ▪ low, poor …
5grade — 1. a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad is the English version, apparently… …
6grade — 1. verb To establish a level by mathematical points and lines, and then to bring the surface of the street or highway to the level by the elevation or depression of the natural surface to the line fixed. To bring property to the level of an… …
7grade — 1. verb To establish a level by mathematical points and lines, and then to bring the surface of the street or highway to the level by the elevation or depression of the natural surface to the line fixed. To bring property to the level of an… …
8investment grade — USA Debt (such as a bond or loan) is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB or higher by Standard & Poor s or Baa3 or higher by Moody s or BBB or higher by Fitch. The term indicates that the debt being rated is of sound credit… …
9low-grade — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inferior, bad, second rate; see poor 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of low or lower quality: common, inferior, low quality, mean2, mediocre, second class, second rate, shabby, substandard. See BETTER …
10low-quality — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of low or lower quality: common, inferior, low grade, mean2, mediocre, second class, second rate, shabby, substandard. See BETTER …
