demonetize

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de·mon·e·tize

 (dē-mŏn′ĭ-tīz′, -mŭn′-)
tr.v. de·mon·i·tized, de·mon·i·tiz·ing, de·mon·i·tiz·es
1. To divest (a coin, for example) of monetary value.
2. To stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard.
[French démonétiser : dé-, away from (from Old French de-; see de-) + Latin monēta, coin; see money.]
de·mon′e·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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demonetize

(diːˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz) ,

demonetise

,

demonetarize

or

demonetarise

vb (tr)
1. (Economics) to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
2. (Economics) to withdraw from use as currency
deˌmonetiˈzation, deˌmonetiˈsation, deˌmonetariˈzation, deˌmonetariˈsation n
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de•mon•e•tize

(diˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, -ˈmʌn-)

v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing.
1. to divest (a monetary standard) of value.
2. to withdraw (money) from use.
[1850–55; < French; See de-, monetize]
de•mon`e•ti•za′tion, n.
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demonetize


Past participle: demonetized
Gerund: demonetizing

Imperative
demonetize
demonetize
Present
I demonetize
you demonetize
he/she/it demonetizes
we demonetize
you demonetize
they demonetize
Preterite
I demonetized
you demonetized
he/she/it demonetized
we demonetized
you demonetized
they demonetized
Present Continuous
I am demonetizing
you are demonetizing
he/she/it is demonetizing
we are demonetizing
you are demonetizing
they are demonetizing
Present Perfect
I have demonetized
you have demonetized
he/she/it has demonetized
we have demonetized
you have demonetized
they have demonetized
Past Continuous
I was demonetizing
you were demonetizing
he/she/it was demonetizing
we were demonetizing
you were demonetizing
they were demonetizing
Past Perfect
I had demonetized
you had demonetized
he/she/it had demonetized
we had demonetized
you had demonetized
they had demonetized
Future
I will demonetize
you will demonetize
he/she/it will demonetize
we will demonetize
you will demonetize
they will demonetize
Future Perfect
I will have demonetized
you will have demonetized
he/she/it will have demonetized
we will have demonetized
you will have demonetized
they will have demonetized
Future Continuous
I will be demonetizing
you will be demonetizing
he/she/it will be demonetizing
we will be demonetizing
you will be demonetizing
they will be demonetizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demonetizing
you have been demonetizing
he/she/it has been demonetizing
we have been demonetizing
you have been demonetizing
they have been demonetizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demonetizing
you will have been demonetizing
he/she/it will have been demonetizing
we will have been demonetizing
you will have been demonetizing
they will have been demonetizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demonetizing
you had been demonetizing
he/she/it had been demonetizing
we had been demonetizing
you had been demonetizing
they had been demonetizing
Conditional
I would demonetize
you would demonetize
he/she/it would demonetize
we would demonetize
you would demonetize
they would demonetize
Past Conditional
I would have demonetized
you would have demonetized
he/she/it would have demonetized
we would have demonetized
you would have demonetized
they would have demonetized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.demonetize - deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin"
demonetise
devaluate, devalue - remove the value from; deprive of its value
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Translations
demonetizzare

demonetize

[diːˈmʌnɪtaɪz] VT → desmonetizar
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