as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devalue
In other debt crises in history, the local currency has often been significantly devalued.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
When the team moved from Montreal, the Orioles argued that Washington was inside the Orioles’ commercial footprint and that a second team so close could devalue Baltimore’s territorial broadcast rights.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump said tariffs were easier to impose than haggling with China or Japan over devaluing their currencies, which would lead to higher trade deficits with those countries.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Now Jackson, a married homeowner, is unexpectedly worried about his finances and wondering why his work history, which also included a stint as an veterans’ advocate lobbying for legislation to benefit military retirees, has been suddenly devalued.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
When the team moved from Montreal, the Orioles argued that Washington was inside the Orioles’ commercial footprint and that a second team so close could devalue Baltimore’s territorial broadcast rights.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump said tariffs were easier to impose than haggling with China or Japan over devaluing their currencies, which would lead to higher trade deficits with those countries.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Now Jackson, a married homeowner, is unexpectedly worried about his finances and wondering why his work history, which also included a stint as an veterans’ advocate lobbying for legislation to benefit military retirees, has been suddenly devalued.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalue. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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