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.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Never lose sight of the fact that the Trump administration’s aim is to weaken and devalue the machinery of government, on one hand, and privatize the levers of power on the other.
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During the last trade war, China devalued its currency somewhat to reduce the cost of its U.S. exports, which were hit with tariffs of between 7.5% and 25%.
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Capital outflows accelerated in 2015 when China devalued its yuan.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Never lose sight of the fact that the Trump administration’s aim is to weaken and devalue the machinery of government, on one hand, and privatize the levers of power on the other.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
During the last trade war, China devalued its currency somewhat to reduce the cost of its U.S. exports, which were hit with tariffs of between 7.5% and 25%.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
Capital outflows accelerated in 2015 when China devalued its yuan.
—Lee Ying Shan,asriel Chua, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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