devaluation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
  2. noun the reduction of something's value or worth

Etymology

From de- + valuation.

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