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devaluation

DEFINITIONS OF: devaluation

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n the reduction of something's value or worth

Types:
evisceration
altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value
Type of:
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
the act of decreasing or reducing something

n an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries

Type of:
regulating, regulation
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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