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devaluation

noun

Meaning

  1. The removal or lessening of something's value.
  2. 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).
  3. Depreciation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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