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- Dictionarydevalue/ˌdiːˈvaljuː/
verb
- 1. reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of: "I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement"
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DEVALUE definition: 1. to reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money: 2. to cause someone or…. Learn more.
To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
Jun 11, 2012 · The meaning of DEVALUE is to institute the devaluation of (money). How to use devalue in a sentence.
Devalue definition: to deprive of value; reduce the value of.. See examples of DEVALUE used in a sentence.
When you make something less valuable or less important, you devalue it. You might devalue your car by spray painting it black and letting your dog chew the upholstery.
verb. /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] (finance) (of money) to reduce in value when it is exchanged for the money of another country; to reduce the value of money in this way. The local currency was rapidly devaluing. devalue (something) (against something) The pound was devalued against the US dollar.
1. To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect. [...] 2. To devalue the currency of a country means to reduce its value in relation to other currencies. [...] More. English for Special Purposes. in Finance.
devalue meaning: 1. to make something less valuable, especially a country's money: 2. to make someone or something…. Learn more.
de·val·ue. (dē-văl′yo͞o) also de·val·u·ate (-văl′yo͞o-āt′) v. de·val·ued, de·val·u·ing, de·val·ues also de·valu·at·ed or de·val·u·at·ing or de·val·u·ates. v.tr. 1. To lessen or cancel the value of. 2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency. v.intr.
DEVALUE meaning: 1 : to lower the value of a country's money so that it is worth less when it is traded with another country's money; 2 : to cause (something or someone) to seem or to be less valuable or important
