devalue

See also: dévalué, dévalue, devalué, devalúe, and devalüe

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ value.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈvæljuː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

devalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)

1. (transitive) To lower or remove the value of something.
   • 2023 January 25, Mel Holley, “Network News: London leads the way on rail-related house price surge”, in RAIL, number 975, page 15:

     Scotland is beaten only by properties in London, which increase in value by 64% on average when within half a mile of a station - although in some cases in the capital, being near to a station devalues the house.

2. (intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate.

Synonyms

• devaluate

Derived terms

• devaluer
• nondevalued

Translations

lower value of something

• Azerbaijani: dəyərdən salmaq, qiymətdən salmaq
• Catalan: devaluar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 贬值 (zh) (biǎnzhí), 降低价值

• Finnish: devalvoida (fi), alentaa arvoa
• German: abwerten (de), entwerten (de)
• Italian: svalutare (it)
• Macedonian: обезвреднува (obezvrednuva)
• Polish: dewaluować (pl)
• Spanish: devaluar (es)

lose value

• Azerbaijani: dəyərdən düşmək, qiymətdən düşmək
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 贬值 (zh) (biǎnzhí)

• Czech: znehodnotit (cs)
• Finnish: devalvoitua (fi), menettää arvoa
• German: an Wert verlieren
• Italian: sminurire
• Macedonian: обезвреднува (obezvrednuva)
• Polish: dewaluować (pl)