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
- nonrevaluation noun
- revaluation noun
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
“I think it’s time for policymakers and school districts to reevaluate how teachers are treated all around,” Cuomo said, “to reevaluate how change is being implemented and to revaluate how teachers are being financially rewarded.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 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
Give the child an ordinary conventional map with dots and lines and green seas and tell him to revaluate that geographic scene in his or her own terms.
From The Story of Mankind by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
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