devaluation
1. an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries • Derivationally related forms: devaluate, devalue • Hypernyms: regulation, regulating 2. the reduction of something's value or worth • Derivationally related forms: devaluate, devalue • Hypernyms: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down • Hyponyms: evisceration
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