an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
the reduction of something's value or worth
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹˈoʊv/
🇬🇧British English
/diːvˌaljuːˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/diːvˌaljuːˈeɪʃən/
4 syllablesSay it as /dɹˈoʊv/.
Word Forms
devaluate
verb
lose in value
devalue
verb
lose in value
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abwertung
eine offizielle Absenkung der Landeswährung; eine Wertminderung der Währung eines Landes im Vergleich zu der Währung anderer Länder
🇫🇷French
dévaluation
une baisse officielle de la monnaie d'un pays ; une diminution de la valeur de la monnaie d'un pays par rapport à celle des pays étrangers
🇪🇸Spanish
devaluación
una rebaja oficial de la moneda de una nación; una disminución en el valor de la moneda de un país en relación con la de países extranjeros
🇮🇹Italian
svalutazione
un abbassamento ufficiale della valuta di una nazione; una diminuzione del valore della valuta di un paese rispetto a quella di paesi esteri
🇳🇱Dutch
devaluatie
een officiële verlaging van de munteenheid van een land; een daling van de waarde van de munteenheid van een land ten opzichte van die van het buitenland
🇵🇹Portuguese
desvalorização
uma redução oficial da moeda de uma nação; uma diminuição no valor da moeda de um país em relação à de países estrangeiros
🇷🇺Russian
девальвация
официальное понижение национальной валюты; снижение стоимости валюты страны по отношению к валюте зарубежных стран
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवमूल्यन
किसी देश की मुद्रा में आधिकारिक गिरावट; किसी देश की मुद्रा के मूल्य में विदेशी देशों की तुलना में कमी आना
🇧🇩Bengali
অবমূল্যায়ন
একটি দেশের মুদ্রার একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক হ্রাস; বিদেশী দেশের তুলনায় একটি দেশের মুদ্রার মূল্য হ্রাস
🇮🇳Tamil
மதிப்பிழப்பு
ஒரு நாட்டின் நாணயத்தின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ குறைப்பு; வெளிநாட்டு நாணயத்துடன் ஒப்பிடும்போது ஒரு நாட்டின் நாணயத்தின் மதிப்பில் குறைவு
🇮🇳Telugu
విలువ తగ్గింపు
ఒక దేశం యొక్క కరెన్సీని అధికారికంగా తగ్గించడం; విదేశీ దేశాలతో పోలిస్తే దేశం యొక్క కరెన్సీ విలువలో తగ్గుదల
🇮🇳Marathi
अवमूल्यन
देशाचे चलन अधिकृतपणे कमी करणे; परदेशी देशांच्या तुलनेत देशाच्या चलनाच्या मूल्यात घट
penurunan mata uang suatu negara secara resmi; penurunan nilai mata uang suatu negara relatif terhadap mata uang negara asing
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapababa ng halaga
isang opisyal na pagpapababa ng pera ng isang bansa; pagbaba ng halaga ng pera ng isang bansa kumpara sa mga dayuhang bansa
🇲🇾Malay
penurunan nilai
penurunan rasmi mata wang negara; penurunan nilai mata wang sesebuah negara berbanding mata wang negara asing
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تخفيض قيمة العملة
التخفيض الرسمي لعملة الدولة؛ انخفاض قيمة عملة بلد ما مقارنة بعملة الدول الأجنبية
🇮🇷Persian
کاهش ارزش
کاهش رسمی پول یک کشور؛ کاهش ارزش پول یک کشور نسبت به ارز کشورهای خارجی
🇹🇷Turkish
devalüasyon
bir ülkenin para biriminin resmi olarak düşürülmesi; bir ülkenin para biriminin yabancı ülke para birimine göre değerinin azalması
🇮🇱Hebrew
פיחות
הורדה רשמית של המטבע של אומה; ירידה בערך המטבע של מדינה ביחס לזה של מדינות זרות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'devaluation'?
The primary meaning of 'devaluation' is 'an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'devaluation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'devaluation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'devaluation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'devaluation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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