devaluation
English
noun
Definitions
- The removal or lessening of something's value.
- (economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
- Depreciation.
Etymology
Prefix from English valuation.
Origin
English
valuation
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- disvaluation English
- misvaluation English
- overvaluation English
- postdevaluation English
- predevaluation English
- revaluation English
- supervaluation English
- transvaluation English
- undervaluation English
- valuation English
- valuational English
- valuation Middle French