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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDévaluation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-vay-loo-ah-syon
"La dévaluation de la monnaie a provoqué une hausse des prix."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The reduction or underestimation of the worth or importance of something.
"The devaluation of the currency led to increased prices for imported goods." - 2
A decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to foreign currencies.
"Following the economic crisis, the government announced a devaluation of the national currency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix de- (down, away) combined with the Late Latin root valere (to be worth), entering English economic terminology in the early 20th century. It evolved from a general sense of lowering in value to a specific technical monetary policy term denoting the official reduction of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Devaluation" is said worldwide
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Dévaluation
Transliteration: day-vay-loo-ah-syon
"La dévaluation de la monnaie a provoqué une hausse des prix."
Abwertung
Transliteration: ab-vair-tung
"Die Abwertung der Währung führte zu höheren Importpreisen."
Devalutazione
Transliteration: deh-vah-loo-tza-tione
"La devalutazione della moneta ha causato un aumento dei prezzi."
Devaluación
Transliteration: deh-vah-loo-ah-syon
"La devaluación de la moneda provocó un aumento en los precios."
Desvalorização
Transliteration: des-vah-loh-ree-za-sao
"A desvalorização da moeda levou a um aumento dos preços."
मूल्यह्रास
Transliteration: moolyahrās
"मूल्यह्रास के कारण आयातित वस्तुओं की कीमतें बढ़ गईं।"
贬值
Transliteration: biǎnzhí
"货币贬值导致进口商品价格上涨。"
평가절하
Transliteration: pyeongga jeolha
"통화의 평가절하로 수입품 가격이 상승했다."
通貨の切り下げ
Transliteration: tsūka no kirisage
"通貨の切り下げにより輸入品の価格が上昇した。"
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