devaluation

de·val·ue

 (dē-văl′yo͞o) also de·val·u·ate (-văl′yo͞o-āt′)

v. de·val·ued, de·val·u·ing, de·val·ues also de·valu·at·ed or de·val·u·at·ing or de·val·u·ates

v.tr.

1. To lessen or cancel the value of.

2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.

v.intr.

To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

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de·val′u·a′tion n.

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devaluation

(diːˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən)

n

1. (Economics) a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a government. Compare depreciation⁴

2. a reduction in value, status, importance, etc

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de•val•u•a•tion

(diˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an official lowering of the exchange value of a country's currency relative to gold or other currencies.

2. a reduction of a value, status, etc.

[1910–15]

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devaluation

Reducing the value of a currency against other currencies.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devaluation - an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
	2.	devaluation - the reduction of something's value or worth reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something evisceration - altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"

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devaluation

noun

A lowering in price or value:

depreciation, markdown, reduction, write-down.

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Translations

تَخْفِيضُ قِيمَةِ العُمْلَةتَخْفيض قيمَة النَّقْد

devalvace

devalueringnedskrivning

AbwertungEntwertung

υποτίμηση

devaluación

devalvaatio

dévaluationdévalorisation

devalvacija

leértékelés

gengisfelling

svalutazione

平価切下げ

평가절하

waardevermindering

devalueringnedskrivning

dewaluacja

desvalorização

девальвация

devalvácia

devalvering

การลดค่าเงิน

devalüasyondeğerini düşürme

sự mất giá

贬值

devaluation

[ˌdɪvæljʊˈeɪʃən] N (Fin) → devaluación f; [of person] → subvaloración f

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devaluation

[ˌdiːvæljuˈeɪʃ^ən] n [currency] → dévaluation f

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devaluation

n → Abwertung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

devaluation

[ˌdɪvæljʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n (Fin) → svalutazione f

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devalue

(diːˈvӕljuː) verb

to reduce the value of (especially a currency). The government devalued the dollar. in waarde verminder, devalueer يُخَفِّضُ قيمة النَّقْد обезценявам desvalorizar devalvovat abwerten devaluering; nedskrivning υποτιμώdevaluar, desvalorizar devalveerima ارزش کاهی کردن devalvoida dévaluer לְפָחֵת मूल्य कम करना obezvrijediti, devaluirati leértékel menurunkan nilai fella eða lækka gengi svalutare 平価を切り下げる 평가절하 하다 devalvuoti, nuvertinti devalvēt, mazināt vērtību menurunkan nilai devaluerendevaluere, skrive ned dewaluować ارزښت كمول desvalorizar a devaloriza девальвировать devalvovať razvrednotiti devalvirati devalvera ลดค่าเงิน değerini düşürmek, devalüe etmek 使貨幣貶值 знецінювати قدر و قیمت گھٹانا giảm giá 使货币贬值

ˌdevaluˈation (diːvӕl-) noun

the act of devaluing. waardevermindering, devaluasie تَخْفيض قيمَة النَّقْد обезценяване desvalorização devalvace die Abwertung devaluering; nedskrivning υποτίμησηdevaluación devalvatsioon کاستن ارزش؛ ارزش کاهی devalvaatio dévaluationפיחות कमी devaluacija, smanjivanje vrijednosti leértékelés devaluasi gengisfelling svalutazione 平価切り下げ 평가절하 devalvacija, nuvertinimas devalvācija, vērtības mazināšana penurunan nilai mata wang devaluatiedevaluering, nedskrivningdewaluacja د ارزښټتیتول desvalorização devalorizare девальвация devalvácia razvrednotenje devalvacija devalvering การลดค่าเงิน değerini düşürme, devalüasyon 貶值 знецінювання; девальвація تخفیف کا عمل sự giảm giá 贬值

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devaluation

→ تَخْفِيضُ قِيمَةِ العُمْلَة devalvace devaluering Entwertung υποτίμηση devaluación devalvaatio dévaluation devalvacija svalutazione 平価切下げ 평가절하 waardevermindering devaluering dewaluacja desvalorização девальвация devalvering การลดค่าเงิน devalüasyon sự mất giá 贬值

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