devalue
verb /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/
/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/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (finance) (of money) to reduce in value when it is exchanged for the money of another country; to reduce the value of money in this way
- The local currency was rapidly devaluing.
- devalue (something) (against something) The pound was devalued against the US dollar.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- against
- by
- [transitive] devalue something to give a lower value to something, making it seem less important than it really is
- Work in the home is often ignored and devalued.