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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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Since the Trump era, the currency has devalued by 20% because of inflation in the last five years.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The government has twice devalued the naira in the past year, trying to enable it to float more freely and attract foreign investment.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
But Nissan walked away in March, devaluing Fisker's stock price even further in the process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
On the other hand, some believe that AI will never be truly human and granting it such a status devalues humanity.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 7 May 2024
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The government has twice devalued the naira in the past year, trying to enable it to float more freely and attract foreign investment.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
But Nissan walked away in March, devaluing Fisker's stock price even further in the process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
On the other hand, some believe that AI will never be truly human and granting it such a status devalues humanity.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 7 May 2024
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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