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Definition of devalue in English: devalueverbdevaluing, devalues, devalued diːˈvaljuːdiˈvælju [with object]1Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of. I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement Example sentencesExamples - One aspect of the problem is that playing Bangladesh regularly is inflating the statistics of players from other teams who play them a lot, and devaluing the importance of test matches.
- Its critics believe that all this detracts from and devalues the central proposition: to make television programmes.
- He admitted that the big-name players had not really played a part in this year's competition, and that had devalued its worth in the eyes of the public.
- Richard Rogers' best work was in the 80s; the Dome detracts from that and devalues his recent appeal.
- To me it seems like a fad, and a dangerous one because it devalues the importance of content.
- I wish to take issue with the recent erroneous and arrogant statements from hydro developers who seek to devalue the true worth of the Monadhliath Mountains to the nation.
- Institutions devalue human potential and minimize the contributions of individuals.
- It also claims that Scotland is developing an ‘anti-intellectual culture’ that discourages people from learning and devalues the importance of creativity and creative thinking.
- But in celebrating genius we willy-nilly undervalue, even devalue, the importance of effort, and with serious consequences.
- Labour figures in the UK and Australia are at pains to devalue his electoral achievements - and point to several apparent errors of judgment during his career.
- But it has a downside: one of them would lose, and Warren would have to decide whether it is worth devaluing one of his commodities to advance the other.
- It also devalues the achievement of the majority of poor minority kids, who struggle to live decent, law-abiding lives.
- Royal Doulton's fine china - favoured by the royal family - was being stocked and sold in supermarkets, devaluing the company's premium brand.
- By using knowledge in an instrumental way, it devalues its importance.
- Whatever rationalisations we give ourselves, we may justify our role as Instrument of Betrayal by devaluing the importance of the already existing bond.
- There's an overused word in pop music, devaluing the achievements of those whose invention and daring did, and still does, make a difference.
- Ironically, increasing the number of sports devalues the worth of an Olympic medal.
- No one in a decision-making capacity would ever devalue their own worth.
- Logging companies can reduce their payments by devaluing the wood they log through a practice known as grade setting.
- Am I alone in feeling that this further devalues the achievement of being selected to play for your national team?
Synonyms belittle, depreciate, disparage, denigrate, decry, deprecate, make light of, treat lightly, discredit, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, deflate, detract from, diminish, minimize, trivialize, run down, traduce, defame informal knock, slam, pan, bad-mouth, sell short, put down, pooh-pooh, look down one's nose at, do down, do a hatchet job on, take to pieces, pull apart, pick holes in, drag through the mud, have a go at, hit out at British informal rubbish, slate, slag off archaic cry down, hold cheap rare derogate, misprize, minify - 1.1Economics Reduce the official value of (a currency) in relation to other currencies.
the dinar was devalued by 20 per cent Example sentencesExamples - Inflation, which is always politically engineered, devalues currencies, debases trust and takes years to work its way out of investors' perceptions.
- Analysts argue, for example, that China, widely considered to have played a constructive role in helping East Asia recover from the last crisis, did so by sticking to its market reform efforts and not devaluing its currency.
- In March 1995 the Spanish and Portuguese currencies were devalued by 7 and 3 per cent, respectively.
- Many are likely to resist by devaluing their own currencies or erecting new barriers against U.S. goods.
- And individual countries can no longer compensate for these rigidities by devaluing their currencies to boost exports, usually through the swift downward movement of interest rates.
Definition of devalue in US English: devalueverbdiˈvæljudēˈvalyo͞o [with object]1Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of. I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement Example sentencesExamples - Whatever rationalisations we give ourselves, we may justify our role as Instrument of Betrayal by devaluing the importance of the already existing bond.
- Institutions devalue human potential and minimize the contributions of individuals.
- Labour figures in the UK and Australia are at pains to devalue his electoral achievements - and point to several apparent errors of judgment during his career.
- It also devalues the achievement of the majority of poor minority kids, who struggle to live decent, law-abiding lives.
- Ironically, increasing the number of sports devalues the worth of an Olympic medal.
- To me it seems like a fad, and a dangerous one because it devalues the importance of content.
- Richard Rogers' best work was in the 80s; the Dome detracts from that and devalues his recent appeal.
- He admitted that the big-name players had not really played a part in this year's competition, and that had devalued its worth in the eyes of the public.
- But it has a downside: one of them would lose, and Warren would have to decide whether it is worth devaluing one of his commodities to advance the other.
- Royal Doulton's fine china - favoured by the royal family - was being stocked and sold in supermarkets, devaluing the company's premium brand.
- Logging companies can reduce their payments by devaluing the wood they log through a practice known as grade setting.
- There's an overused word in pop music, devaluing the achievements of those whose invention and daring did, and still does, make a difference.
- By using knowledge in an instrumental way, it devalues its importance.
- One aspect of the problem is that playing Bangladesh regularly is inflating the statistics of players from other teams who play them a lot, and devaluing the importance of test matches.
- Its critics believe that all this detracts from and devalues the central proposition: to make television programmes.
- But in celebrating genius we willy-nilly undervalue, even devalue, the importance of effort, and with serious consequences.
- Am I alone in feeling that this further devalues the achievement of being selected to play for your national team?
- I wish to take issue with the recent erroneous and arrogant statements from hydro developers who seek to devalue the true worth of the Monadhliath Mountains to the nation.
- No one in a decision-making capacity would ever devalue their own worth.
- It also claims that Scotland is developing an ‘anti-intellectual culture’ that discourages people from learning and devalues the importance of creativity and creative thinking.
Synonyms belittle, depreciate, disparage, denigrate, decry, deprecate, make light of, treat lightly, discredit, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, deflate, detract from, diminish, minimize, trivialize, run down, traduce, defame - 1.1Economics Reduce the official value of (a currency) in relation to other currencies.
the dinar was devalued by 20 percent Example sentencesExamples - Many are likely to resist by devaluing their own currencies or erecting new barriers against U.S. goods.
- In March 1995 the Spanish and Portuguese currencies were devalued by 7 and 3 per cent, respectively.
- Inflation, which is always politically engineered, devalues currencies, debases trust and takes years to work its way out of investors' perceptions.
- Analysts argue, for example, that China, widely considered to have played a constructive role in helping East Asia recover from the last crisis, did so by sticking to its market reform efforts and not devaluing its currency.
- And individual countries can no longer compensate for these rigidities by devaluing their currencies to boost exports, usually through the swift downward movement of interest rates.
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