NOUN | act | devaluation | an official lowering of a nation's currency |
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act | devaluation | the reduction of something's value or worth |
Sounds | dihvae.lyuwey'shahn; diy.vaelyuwey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries. | |
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Broader | regulation, regulating | The act of controlling or directing / directing according to rule |
Spanish | devaluación | |
Catalan | devaluació | |
Verbs | devaluate, devalue | lose in value |
devalue | lower the value or quality of |
Meaning | The reduction of something's value or worth. | |
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Narrower | evisceration | Altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value |
Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
Spanish | desvaloración, desvalorización, devaluación | |
Catalan | devaluació | |
Verbs | devaluate | lose in value |
devalue | lower the value or quality of | |
devalue, devaluate | remove the value from |
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