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devaluation

noun
🔊/ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] (finance金融) a reduction in the value of the money of one country when it is exchanged for the money of another country使（货币）贬值
    • There has been a further small devaluation against the dollar.兑美元的比值继续小幅下跌。🔊🔊
    opposite revaluation
  2. [uncountable] the act of giving a lower value to something or making it seem less important than it really is降低…的价值；贬低
    • the general devaluation of expertise in our culture我们文化中专业知识的普遍贬值