verb
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to adjust the exchange value of (a currency), esp upwards Compare devalue
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(tr) to make a fresh valuation or appraisal of
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Present
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revaluesimple
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revaluessimple
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have revaluedperfect
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has revaluedperfect
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am revaluingprogressive
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are revaluingprogressive
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is revaluingprogressive
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have been revaluingperfect progressive
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has been revaluingperfect progressive
Past
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revaluedsimple
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had revaluedperfect
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was revaluingprogressive
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were revaluingprogressive
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had been revaluingperfect progressive
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Etymology
Origin of revalue
Example Sentences
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Paxton’s move to significantly revalue his assets without explaining why is “very strange,” said Margaret Dylus-Yukins, senior counsel for ethics at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for strong disclosure rules.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Beijing is rebuffing another demand from foreigners, which is to revalue the yuan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
When, or if, Tesla creates a useful robot, shares will revalue again.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“If you do not give the IRS enough information, they may decide to revalue the gift in 5, 10, or 20 years down the road,” LSL adds.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 7, 2025
He would not only revalue all moral values, but reverse all ideas of right and wrong.
From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Archibald B. C. Alexander
Instead, they could impose tariffs, with a promise to dial them back if China revalues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tesla’s stock revalues and sits at new plateaus every time it achieves one of its big goals, such as launching the best-selling car, electric or otherwise, in the world, an achievement of Tesla’s Model Y.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
But if China revalues its currency, companies like Staples would face higher costs and might have to raise prices.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2012
Unless the Chinese government revalues its currency "they're setting up their banking system for collapse," he says.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2010
With a generation which holds so lightly by tradition, which revises and revalues all accepted values, these aspirations and beliefs might well drop out of its poetry.
From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various
If investors stopped accepting their earnings adjustments, some would be revalued as loss-making businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
They will get revalued higher as the worst-case scenarios don’t come to pass.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
For the first time in 20 years, homes are being revalued and new bands could be created in attempt to make the system more fair.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
Under current rules, a capital asset bequeathed to an heir is revalued to its price at the time of the original owner’s death, extinguishing all tax liability incurred up to that point, forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Alphabet’s mark-to-market gains came from revaluing equity holdings, which include SpaceX and Anthropic, the artificial-intelligence developer behind Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Demand for memory in data centers, fueled by artificial intelligence, is driving up chip costs and revaluing Micron shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Another portion stems from the bank revaluing assets on its balance sheet it intended to use as a tax shield under the old, higher rate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2017
For as long as humans have lived with symbols we have created strategies for effacing or revaluing them.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2015
At the time of revaluing the inventory in 1921 the stock was unduly high because transportation had been so bad.
From My Life and Work by Henry Ford
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