"devaluation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: devaluations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: de- + valuation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|valuation}} de- + valuation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} devaluation (countable and uncountable, plural devaluations)
  1. The removal or lessening of something's value. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-devaluation-en-noun-uxVIj3wW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 41 41 18
  2. (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). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-devaluation-en-noun-kTPpSW08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 41 41 18 Topics: economics, science, sciences
  3. Depreciation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (depreciation): дэвальва́цыя (devalʹvácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), обезце́няване (obezcénjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), девалва́ция (devalvácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dévaluation [feminine] (French), Abwertung [feminine] (German), Devaluation [feminine] (German), Devalvation [feminine, obsolete] (German), обезвреднување (obezvrednuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), dewaluacja [feminine] (Polish), обесце́нивание (obescénivanije) [neuter] (Russian), обесце́нение (obescénenije) [neuter] (Russian), девальва́ция (devalʹvácija) [feminine] [finance, business] (Russian), devaluación [feminine] (Spanish), depreciación [feminine] (Spanish), devalüasyon (Turkish), знеці́нення (znecínennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), девальва́ція (devalʹvácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-devaluation-en-noun-AxV3YFH~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of 'depreciation': 2 2 97

Inflected forms

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