revaluate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
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to increase the legal exchange value of (a nation's currency) relative to other currencies.
Usage
What does revaluate mean? Revaluate means to set a new value for something or revise the estimate of something’s worth. In the specific context of currency exchange, it means to officially change the exchange value of a currency (such as the U. S. dollar), usually so that it’s worth more compared to other currencies. Currency exchange is the exchange of one currency (such as the U. S. dollar) for another (such as the British pound). In the system where officials change the exchange rate, the currency is said to have been revaluated, especially if it increases. Example: Pressure has been put on the nation to revaluate its currency.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of revaluate
1920–25; probably back formation from revaluation; see re-, value, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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But in 2022, the Court of Criminal Appeals disagreed and asked the lower court to revaluate the case.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
The acting is at its finest when Gray’s Mrs. Alving and Del Sherman’s Manders revaluate the decision they made years ago to abandon their love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
The team admitted earlier this week that they had taken the wrong direction with their aerodynamic design and have had to revaluate it during the lockdown.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020
He said the pause was needed to “reassess and revaluate the situation on the ground.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2016
This trait is very noticeable in his passion to revaluate theories, to redefine notions brought from the East.
From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas
At the same time, many workers have revaluated their careers during lockdown and changed jobs or left the workforce, in what some have labelled the "great resignation".
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022
I’ll update again in 30 days — during which time the Iraqi Dinar will not have revaluated then either.
From Forbes ● Oct. 4, 2012
Kashmea urged MPs to remedy young people's dependency on charities by revaluating the criteria for free school and college meals.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2022
But given that fewer than 24 hours later his team were 3-0 down at the break and his captain had been substituted, Van Bronckhorst could be forgiven for revaluating the situation.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2022
“We have thought about how to grow new DNA for the big IT organization through this new organization we’ve created,” Mannoochahr warns, “so we’re revaluating and thinking how to best connect.”
From Forbes ● Sep. 8, 2014
Highly popular decrees revaluating the ruble and reducing prices were jointly signed by Stalin and Malenkov.
From Time Magazine Archive
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