Definitions of devalue [ˈvæl yu]

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Definition of 'devalue'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) devalue
to set a lower exchange value on (a currency).

2. devalue
to divest of value.

3. (v.i.) devalue
to undergo devaluation.

Etymology: (1915–20)

Definition of 'devalue'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) devalue, devaluate
remove the value from; deprive of its value

2. (verb) devalue
lower the value or quality of
"The tear devalues the painting"

3. (verb) depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
lose in value
"The dollar depreciated again"

Translation of 'devalue'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to reduce the value of (especially a currency) The government devalued the dollar.
Afrikaans: in waarde verminder, deva	Arabic: يُخَفِّضُ قيمة النَّقْد	Bulgarian: обезценявам
Brazilian: desvalorizar	Czech: devalvovat	German: abwerten
Danish: devaluering; nedskrivning	Greek: υποτιμώ (για νόμισμα)	Spanish: devaluar, desvalorizar
Estonian: devalveerima	Farsi: ارزش کاهی کردن	Finnish: devalvoida
French: dévaluer	Hebrew: לְפָחֵת	Hindi: मूल्य कम करना
Croatian: obezvrijediti, devaluirat	Hungarian: leértékel	Indonesian: menurunkan nilai
Icelandic: fella eða lækka gengi	Italian: svalutare	Japanese: 平価を切り下げる
Korean: 평가절하 하다	Lithuanian: devalvuoti, nuvertinti	Latvian: devalvēt, mazināt vērtību
Malay: menurunkan nilai	Dutch: devalueren	Norwegian: devaluere, skrive ned
Polish: dewaluować	Persian: ارزش کاهی کردن	Pashto: ارزښت كمول
Portuguese: desvalorizar	Romanian: a devaloriza	Russian: девальвировать
Slovak: devalvovať	Slovenian: razvrednotiti	Serbian: devalvirati
Swedish: devalvera	Thai: ลดค่าเงิน	Turkish: değerini düşürmek, devalü
Taiwanese: 使貨幣貶值	Ukrainian: знецінювати	Urdu: قدر و قیمت گھٹانا
Vietnamese: giảm giá	Chinese: 使货币贬值
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