devaluate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of devaluate
Example Sentences
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He added that the long-term cost of EV ownership, "coupled with the fact that cars devaluate after 10 years", mean it "doesn't make any logical sense to buy one in the current economic climate".
From BBC
“Humility doesn’t consist in devaluating oneself but rather in that healthy realism that makes us recognize our potential and also our misery,” Francis said.
From Seattle Times
Discussions about devaluating the Iraqi dinar, which has been pegged to the dollar for decades, have been going on for weeks as the government worked to finalized the 2021 budget.
From Washington Times
"Any attempt to assign a monetary value to the human body," it says, risks "devaluating the very human life we seek to save".
From BBC
China "will never go down the path of stimulating exports by devaluating its currency", Premier Li Keqiang said last week.
From BBC
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