Definition of devalue - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
businesstr. reduce the perceived worth or respecttr.
- Critics devalue his contributions to the project.
2.
economictr. lower the value of something deliberatelytr.
- The government decided to devalue the national currency.
3.
depreciateintr. lose value over timeintr.
- The old car began to devalue quickly.
Origin of devalue
Latin, de (down) + valere (to be strong)
Terms with devalue included in their meaning
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devalue
make something seem less valuable or respected
business
competition between countries to devalue their currencies
finance
strategy to devalue assets for financial gain
Examples of devalue in a sentence
Inflation can devalue savings over time. They had to devalue the stock to attract buyers. The company chose to devalue its assets for tax purposes. These phones devalue rapidly after a new model appears. The equipment devalued during years of storage.
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- French:dévaloriser, dévaluer, ...
- German:entwerten, abwerten, ...
- Italian:deprezzare, deprezzarsi, ...
- Spanish:devaluar, reducir el valor, ...
- Portuguese:desvalorizar, ...
- Chinese:贬低, 降低, ...
- Japanese:軽視する, 切り下げる, ...
- Arabic:قَلَّلَ مِنْ قِيمَة, خَفَّضَ قِيمَةَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַמְעִיט בְּעֶרֶךְ, לְפַחֵת, ...
- Russian:обесценивать, девальвировать, ...
- Ukrainian:знецінювати, девальвувати, ...
- Hindi:कमतर आँकना, मूल्य घटाना, ...
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