DEVALUATION

devaluation

(noun) the reduction of something’s value or worth

devaluation

(noun) an official lowering of a nation’s currency; a decrease in the value of a country’s currency relative to that of foreign countries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

devaluation (plural devaluations)

The removal or lessening of something's value.

(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).

Depreciation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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