Definition of investment grade in English:

investment grade

noun

mass noun

A level of credit rating for stocks regarded as carrying a minimal risk to investors.
投资等级（被视为对投资者最低风险股票债券的信用评估级别）
Example sentencesExamples
- Corporate bond issuance in October totaled $76 billion, all but $5 billion of which was investment grade.
- They are subordinated obligations of the insurance group but enjoy a single A investment grade rating from the credit rating agency Standard and Poors.
- Moody's Investors Service's decision on Oct. 8 to raise the country's sovereign debt rating to investment grade will probably send billions in fresh capital Russia's way.
- During the first three quarters of 2001, 12 corporate issuers rose from speculative to investment grade, says Standard & Poor's, but 39 fell from grace.
- Instead of downgrading the state's credit rating below investment grade, the rating agencies agreed to extend credit, provided the state pay $84 million up-front to a consortium of large banks.
- Russia's corporate elite have traveled so far along the road to transparency and reform that Moody's Investors Service just upgraded the country's sovereign debt to investment grade.
- Indeed, the company's strong liquidity position partly accounts for the reason its debt rating hasn't yet sunk below investment grade.
- But if the company's credit rating fell below investment grade and the stock fell below a certain point, it could be on the hook for the partnership's $915 million in debt.
- Also, many of of the company's structured investments were in investment grade, so they thought they had a reasonable level of protection against loss.
- The low investment grade rating is due to high debt levels.
- The shares plunged a record 42 per cent in the two days after Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to below investment grade, and Standard & Poors said it may follow.
- The ratings are commonly known as " junk " grade, as compared with investment grade that involves smaller default risks.
- Last week Standard & Poor's raised its long-term foreign currency rating on Bank of Communications to just one level below investment grade with a positive rating outlook, which indicates there will be further upgrades in the future.
- Fitch's long-term foreign currency rating for the Philippines remains at BB level, two points below investment grade, while Standard and Poor's is lower at BB minus.
- The country's rating was raised from B3 to B2, but again this is still five levels below investment grade.
- One bad year for profits or a tragic chain of events may cause a company's debt obligations to be downgraded to a level below investment grade.
- Once Singh gets the deficit under control, India's credit rating could be raised to investment grade for the first time, says Fitch Ratings' chief executive in India.
- Finance minister saw further affirmation of his policy of liberalising external borrowing by sound Indian corporates in Moody's upgrade of Indian foreign currency rating from junk to investment grade.
- The big Asian sovereign bonds tracked by investors and investment indices reaped dividends last year when the market began pricing in their anticipated transformation from junk to investment grade.
- According to a Bank of Ireland spokesman, its exposure to the sector is three per cent of its total assets; 90 per cent of this is investment grade.

Definition of investment grade in US English:

investment grade

noun

A level of credit rating for stocks regarded as carrying a minimal risk to investors.
投资等级（被视为对投资者最低风险股票债券的信用评估级别）
Example sentencesExamples
- Moody's Investors Service's decision on Oct. 8 to raise the country's sovereign debt rating to investment grade will probably send billions in fresh capital Russia's way.
- Corporate bond issuance in October totaled $76 billion, all but $5 billion of which was investment grade.
- They are subordinated obligations of the insurance group but enjoy a single A investment grade rating from the credit rating agency Standard and Poors.
- The big Asian sovereign bonds tracked by investors and investment indices reaped dividends last year when the market began pricing in their anticipated transformation from junk to investment grade.
- Instead of downgrading the state's credit rating below investment grade, the rating agencies agreed to extend credit, provided the state pay $84 million up-front to a consortium of large banks.
- Fitch's long-term foreign currency rating for the Philippines remains at BB level, two points below investment grade, while Standard and Poor's is lower at BB minus.
- During the first three quarters of 2001, 12 corporate issuers rose from speculative to investment grade, says Standard & Poor's, but 39 fell from grace.
- The low investment grade rating is due to high debt levels.
- The ratings are commonly known as " junk " grade, as compared with investment grade that involves smaller default risks.
- Last week Standard & Poor's raised its long-term foreign currency rating on Bank of Communications to just one level below investment grade with a positive rating outlook, which indicates there will be further upgrades in the future.
- Russia's corporate elite have traveled so far along the road to transparency and reform that Moody's Investors Service just upgraded the country's sovereign debt to investment grade.
- One bad year for profits or a tragic chain of events may cause a company's debt obligations to be downgraded to a level below investment grade.
- According to a Bank of Ireland spokesman, its exposure to the sector is three per cent of its total assets; 90 per cent of this is investment grade.
- The country's rating was raised from B3 to B2, but again this is still five levels below investment grade.
- The shares plunged a record 42 per cent in the two days after Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to below investment grade, and Standard & Poors said it may follow.
- Also, many of of the company's structured investments were in investment grade, so they thought they had a reasonable level of protection against loss.
- Indeed, the company's strong liquidity position partly accounts for the reason its debt rating hasn't yet sunk below investment grade.
- Finance minister saw further affirmation of his policy of liberalising external borrowing by sound Indian corporates in Moody's upgrade of Indian foreign currency rating from junk to investment grade.
- Once Singh gets the deficit under control, India's credit rating could be raised to investment grade for the first time, says Fitch Ratings' chief executive in India.
- But if the company's credit rating fell below investment grade and the stock fell below a certain point, it could be on the hook for the partnership's $915 million in debt.

单词	investment grade
释义	Definition of investment grade in English: investment grade noun mass noun A level of credit rating for stocks regarded as carrying a minimal risk to investors. 投资等级（被视为对投资者最低风险股票债券的信用评估级别） Example sentencesExamples Corporate bond issuance in October totaled $76 billion, all but $5 billion of which was investment grade. They are subordinated obligations of the insurance group but enjoy a single A investment grade rating from the credit rating agency Standard and Poors. Moody's Investors Service's decision on Oct. 8 to raise the country's sovereign debt rating to investment grade will probably send billions in fresh capital Russia's way. During the first three quarters of 2001, 12 corporate issuers rose from speculative to investment grade, says Standard & Poor's, but 39 fell from grace. Instead of downgrading the state's credit rating below investment grade, the rating agencies agreed to extend credit, provided the state pay $84 million up-front to a consortium of large banks. Russia's corporate elite have traveled so far along the road to transparency and reform that Moody's Investors Service just upgraded the country's sovereign debt to investment grade. Indeed, the company's strong liquidity position partly accounts for the reason its debt rating hasn't yet sunk below investment grade. But if the company's credit rating fell below investment grade and the stock fell below a certain point, it could be on the hook for the partnership's $915 million in debt. Also, many of of the company's structured investments were in investment grade, so they thought they had a reasonable level of protection against loss. The low investment grade rating is due to high debt levels. The shares plunged a record 42 per cent in the two days after Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to below investment grade, and Standard & Poors said it may follow. The ratings are commonly known as " junk " grade, as compared with investment grade that involves smaller default risks. Last week Standard & Poor's raised its long-term foreign currency rating on Bank of Communications to just one level below investment grade with a positive rating outlook, which indicates there will be further upgrades in the future. Fitch's long-term foreign currency rating for the Philippines remains at BB level, two points below investment grade, while Standard and Poor's is lower at BB minus. The country's rating was raised from B3 to B2, but again this is still five levels below investment grade. One bad year for profits or a tragic chain of events may cause a company's debt obligations to be downgraded to a level below investment grade. Once Singh gets the deficit under control, India's credit rating could be raised to investment grade for the first time, says Fitch Ratings' chief executive in India. Finance minister saw further affirmation of his policy of liberalising external borrowing by sound Indian corporates in Moody's upgrade of Indian foreign currency rating from junk to investment grade. The big Asian sovereign bonds tracked by investors and investment indices reaped dividends last year when the market began pricing in their anticipated transformation from junk to investment grade. According to a Bank of Ireland spokesman, its exposure to the sector is three per cent of its total assets; 90 per cent of this is investment grade. Definition of investment grade in US English: investment grade noun A level of credit rating for stocks regarded as carrying a minimal risk to investors. 投资等级（被视为对投资者最低风险股票债券的信用评估级别） Example sentencesExamples Moody's Investors Service's decision on Oct. 8 to raise the country's sovereign debt rating to investment grade will probably send billions in fresh capital Russia's way. Corporate bond issuance in October totaled $76 billion, all but $5 billion of which was investment grade. They are subordinated obligations of the insurance group but enjoy a single A investment grade rating from the credit rating agency Standard and Poors. The big Asian sovereign bonds tracked by investors and investment indices reaped dividends last year when the market began pricing in their anticipated transformation from junk to investment grade. Instead of downgrading the state's credit rating below investment grade, the rating agencies agreed to extend credit, provided the state pay $84 million up-front to a consortium of large banks. Fitch's long-term foreign currency rating for the Philippines remains at BB level, two points below investment grade, while Standard and Poor's is lower at BB minus. During the first three quarters of 2001, 12 corporate issuers rose from speculative to investment grade, says Standard & Poor's, but 39 fell from grace. The low investment grade rating is due to high debt levels. The ratings are commonly known as " junk " grade, as compared with investment grade that involves smaller default risks. Last week Standard & Poor's raised its long-term foreign currency rating on Bank of Communications to just one level below investment grade with a positive rating outlook, which indicates there will be further upgrades in the future. Russia's corporate elite have traveled so far along the road to transparency and reform that Moody's Investors Service just upgraded the country's sovereign debt to investment grade. One bad year for profits or a tragic chain of events may cause a company's debt obligations to be downgraded to a level below investment grade. According to a Bank of Ireland spokesman, its exposure to the sector is three per cent of its total assets; 90 per cent of this is investment grade. The country's rating was raised from B3 to B2, but again this is still five levels below investment grade. The shares plunged a record 42 per cent in the two days after Moody's Investors Service cut its rating to below investment grade, and Standard & Poors said it may follow. Also, many of of the company's structured investments were in investment grade, so they thought they had a reasonable level of protection against loss. Indeed, the company's strong liquidity position partly accounts for the reason its debt rating hasn't yet sunk below investment grade. Finance minister saw further affirmation of his policy of liberalising external borrowing by sound Indian corporates in Moody's upgrade of Indian foreign currency rating from junk to investment grade. Once Singh gets the deficit under control, India's credit rating could be raised to investment grade for the first time, says Fitch Ratings' chief executive in India. But if the company's credit rating fell below investment grade and the stock fell below a certain point, it could be on the hook for the partnership's $915 million in debt.
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