devaluation
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English
Definitions
noun
- The removal or lessening of something's value.
- 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.
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devaluingdegradationdowngradingdepreciationstigmaweakeningimpairmentreductionundervaluationundervaluingfalldeclineunderestimationworthlessnessvalueassessment