devaluation

[ dee-val-yoo-ey-shuhn ]

/ diˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

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

a reduction of a value, status, etc.

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Origin of devaluation

First recorded in 1910–15; devaluate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM devaluation

min·i·de·val·u·a·tion, nounpost·de·val·u·a·tion, adjectivepre·de·val·u·a·tion, noun, adjective

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dev, deva, De Valera, de Valois, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist, devalue, Devanagari, de Varona, devastate

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How to use devaluation in a sentence

These two currents of labor devaluation — of women’s work and of racialized work — converge in caregiving.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible|Anne Helen Petersen|August 26, 2021|Vox
This devaluation of domestic labor has been racialized from the start.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible|Anne Helen Petersen|August 26, 2021|Vox
The continued devaluation of caregiving means that turnover for paid caregivers is high.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible|Anne Helen Petersen|August 26, 2021|Vox
While effective at boosting sales numbers, this widely implemented strategy can result in a disservice to brands and industries that adopt it, as it promotes the perpetual devaluation of goods or services.
Using AI to reboot brand-client relationships|Ram Iyer|August 25, 2021|TechCrunch

Experts have warned for years that South Florida is particularly vulnerable to a climate-related real estate devaluation.
‘The Fear Is Very Real.’ The Surfside Collapse Is Renewing Focus on Climate Change Risks|Justin Worland|July 2, 2021|Time
It closed 2013 with 56 per cent inflation, and this year began with a massive devaluation of its currency.
Venezuela’s Agony: Weak President, Strong Generals, Riots and Cocaine|Marcel Ventura|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It does no good to goose your manufacturing exports with a devaluation if your manufacturers can't buy raw materials.
Euro Crisis: Reheated|Megan McArdle|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Exporters would presumably like that, since it will lead to a devaluation of the shekel.
Fischer King Departs|Bernard Avishai|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not only does this signal a terrifying devaluation of women, it exacerbates the issue.
The Right’s ‘Gendercide’ Crusade to Limit Women’s Autonomy|Michelle Goldberg|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Inflation in the high-growth economies will change the relative real wages between the counties the same way a devaluation can.
Countdown to Euro Crack-Up|David Frum|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rouble inflation will not fully reflect the devaluation for a long time.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
They erected defensive barricades of self-aggrandizement and of my devaluation.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Avoid contentions, divisions and animosities, which too frequently terminate in bloodshed and devaluation.
Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris|Samuel Stearns
Then the day after devaluation, we switch it all back into dollars again.
The Common Man|Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)

British Dictionary definitions for devaluation

devaluation

/ (diːˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən) /

noun

a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a governmentCompare depreciation (def. 4)

a reduction in value, status, importance, etc

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Cultural definitions for devaluation

devaluation

A policy undertaken by a nation to reduce the value of its national currency either in relation to gold or in relation to the currencies of other nations.

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