Synonyms
Examples of devalue in a Sentence
The government has decided to devalue its currency.
Economic woes forced the government to devalue.
He argues that placing too many requirements on schools devalues the education they provide.
Recent Examples on the Web
And more to the point — what drove those comedians to devalue themselves in the first place?
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J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
However, due to South Africa’s currency devaluing, COVID-19 trading restrictions, and infrastructure issues with electricity load shedding, Infinite Foods was forced to stop operations.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The lawsuit sends a clear message that platforms cannot improperly manipulate usage — in this case unilaterally redefining services as a bundle — in order to devalue music.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
This, in turn, devalues the acquisition and hoarding of knowledge as a whole, and fewer individuals can easily construct entire identities built on doing so.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 1 May 2024
The president, along with Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, engineered an economic shock that shot inflation through the roof as the peso was aggressively devalued against the dollar.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Furthermore, care work is highly gendered, and such feminized labor is discounted economically and devalued socially.
—Pooja Makhijani, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
But to keep the case alive the agency will have to present additional, concrete, evidence that Apple’s anxieties about its products being devalued led it to act in ways that caused actual harm.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Heartening themes involving holding on tight to one’s dreams and not devaluing one’s self-worth make for an encouraging upgrade from the norm.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
However, due to South Africa’s currency devaluing, COVID-19 trading restrictions, and infrastructure issues with electricity load shedding, Infinite Foods was forced to stop operations.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The lawsuit sends a clear message that platforms cannot improperly manipulate usage — in this case unilaterally redefining services as a bundle — in order to devalue music.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
This, in turn, devalues the acquisition and hoarding of knowledge as a whole, and fewer individuals can easily construct entire identities built on doing so.
—W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 1 May 2024
The president, along with Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, engineered an economic shock that shot inflation through the roof as the peso was aggressively devalued against the dollar.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Furthermore, care work is highly gendered, and such feminized labor is discounted economically and devalued socially.
—Pooja Makhijani, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
But to keep the case alive the agency will have to present additional, concrete, evidence that Apple’s anxieties about its products being devalued led it to act in ways that caused actual harm.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Heartening themes involving holding on tight to one’s dreams and not devaluing one’s self-worth make for an encouraging upgrade from the norm.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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devalue
transitive verb
de·val·ue
(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
devalued; devaluing
1
: to institute the devaluation of (money)
2
: to lessen the value of
devaluing assets
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