devalue

verb

/ˌdiːˈvæljuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they devalue	/ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/
he / she / it devalues	/ˌdiːˈvæljuːz/ /ˌdiːˈvæljuːz/
past simple devalued	/ˌdiːˈvæljuːd/ /ˌdiːˈvæljuːd/
past participle devalued	/ˌdiːˈvæljuːd/ /ˌdiːˈvæljuːd/
-ing form devaluing	/ˌdiːˈvæljuːɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈvæljuːɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (finance金融) (of money钱) to reduce in value when it is exchanged for the money of another country; to reduce the value of money in this way使（货币）贬值
- The local currency was rapidly devaluing.当地货币迅速贬值。
- devalue (something) (against something) The pound was devalued against the US dollar.英镑对美元贬值了。
opposite revalueTopics Moneyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- effectively
preposition
- against
- by
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[transitive] devalue something to give a lower value to something, making it seem less important than it really is降低…的价值；贬低
- Work in the home is often ignored and devalued.家务劳动常常被忽视和贬低。