devaluation
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.
Origin of devaluation
1Other words from devaluation
- min·i·de·val·u·a·tion, noun
- post·de·val·u·a·tion, adjective
- pre·de·val·u·a·tion, noun, adjective
Words Nearby devaluation
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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 | VoxThis 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 | VoxThe 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 | VoxWhile 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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt does no good to goose your manufacturing exports with a devaluation if your manufacturers can't buy raw materials.
Exporters would presumably like that, since it will lead to a devaluation of the shekel.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTInflation in the high-growth economies will change the relative real wages between the counties the same way a devaluation can.
Rouble inflation will not fully reflect the devaluation for a long time.
After the Rain | Sam VakninThey erected defensive barricades of self-aggrandizement and of my devaluation.
After the Rain | Sam VakninAvoid contentions, divisions and animosities, which too frequently terminate in bloodshed and devaluation.
Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris | Samuel StearnsThen 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
/ (diːˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən) /
a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a government: Compare depreciation (def. 4)
a reduction in value, status, importance, etc
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Cultural definitions for 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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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