relegate

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Each group winner in Leagues B, C and D will be promoted one league, while the teams finishing bottom of their groups in Leagues A, B and C will be relegated to the next level.

From BBC

Only three times have teams been relegated at the end of a 38-game Premier League season having been on at least 29 points at this stage.

From BBC

Leicester were relegated from the top flight last season and are currently without a permanent manager after Marti Cifuentes was sacked in January.

From BBC

But West Ham have the ignominy of holding the record for the team relegated with the most points in the 20-team era.

From BBC

But lately, more price tags are pushing above that threshold and the pricier items are no longer relegated to a back corner of stores.

From The Wall Street Journal