devaluation
The removal or lessening of something's valueThe removal or lessening of something's value.
» Algeria suffered from a massive devaluation.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The removal or lessening of something's value.
the reduction of something's value or worth
(countable, uncountable)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).
an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
(countable, uncountable)Depreciation.
Abwertung, Devaluation, Devalvation
обесце́ниваниеobescénivanije, обесце́нениеobescénenije, девальва́цияdevalʹvácija
знеці́ненняznecínennja, девальва́ціяdevalʹvácija
Examples
7 sentencesAlgeria suffered from a massive devaluation.
Algeria needs to stop the dinar's devaluation.
The devaluation of femininity perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes and restricts individual expression.
The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy.
ruДевальвация валюты нанесло сокрушительный удар по национальной экономике. — Balamax
Perpetual revolutions in technology can mean the devaluation of fixed capital on an extensive scale.
Translations
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Forms
plural: devaluations| Singular | devaluation |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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