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devaluation

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devaluation

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noun devaluations

  1. countable, uncountable The removal or lessening of something's value. According to Braverman's thesis, Taylorism, or scientific management, has been the key feature in the devaluation and dequalification of work.
  2. countable, uncountable 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).
  3. countable, uncountable Depreciation.

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noun depreciation

Españoldevaluación, depreciación
Françaisdévaluation
DeutschAbwertung, Devaluation, Devalvation
Italianosvalutazione
Русскийобесце́нивание obescénivanije, обесце́нение obescénenije, девальва́ция devalʹvácija

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@misc{devaluation_2026,
  title = {devaluation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devaluation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}