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Definition of Devalue
1. Verb. Remove the value from; deprive of its value.
Generic synonyms: Cheapen, Degrade
Specialized synonyms: Demonetise, Demonetize
Derivative terms: Devaluation, Devaluation
2. Verb. Lower the value or quality of. "The tear devalues the painting"
Specialized synonyms: Depreciate, Alloy, Debase, Lour, Lower
Derivative terms: Devaluation, Devaluation
3. Verb. Lose in value. "The dollar depreciated again"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Related verbs: Depreciate
Antonyms: Appreciate
Derivative terms: Depreciation, Depreciation, Depreciative, Depreciatory, Devaluation, Devaluation, Devaluation
Definition of Devalue
1. Verb. To lower or remove the value of something. ¹
2. Verb. To lose value; to depreciate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devalue
1. to lessen the worth of [v -UED, -UING, -UES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devalue
Literary usage of Devalue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Computer Science Research Activities in Asia: Software Technology and by David K. Kahaner (1994)
"Yet if countries believe they must devalue "to catch up," their actions ...
Fortunately, at least for now, the Chinese have stated they will not devalue. ..."
2. States, Markets, and Just Growth: Development in the Twenty-first Century by Atul Kohli, Chung-in Moon, Georg Sørensen (2003)
"Argentina was also affected by the Mexican crisis, because the financial markets
came to believe that it, too, might have to devalue its fixed exchange rate ..."
3. Making Markets: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Post by Shafiqul Islam, Michael Mandelbaum (1993)
"In the absence of further information about policy, they are likely to conclude
that eventually the authorities will be forced to devalue sufficiently to ..."
4. Sdi: A View From Europe by Robert C. Hughes (1995)
"... to devalue ballistic missiles so that the superpowers would reduce their number
and finally eliminate them as a class of nuclear weapon. ..."
5. Financial Liberalization and the Internal Structure of Capital Markets in by Miguel Urrutia (1988)
"... the three Southern Cone countries became net exporters of resources in the
year they were finally forced to devalue (see figure 3). ..."
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