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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In a world where every moment must be productive, where caregiving is systematically devalued and where human relationships are subordinated to market logic, Miss Huang represents a future where childhood survives only as a date on a birth certificate.
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Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In previous versions, relievers and closers were often devalued.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
When the team moved from Montreal, the Orioles argued that Washington was inside the Orioles’ commercial footprint and that a second team so close could devalue Baltimore’s territorial broadcast rights.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Our national currency is devaluing and shrinking every day.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In previous versions, relievers and closers were often devalued.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
When the team moved from Montreal, the Orioles argued that Washington was inside the Orioles’ commercial footprint and that a second team so close could devalue Baltimore’s territorial broadcast rights.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Our national currency is devaluing and shrinking every day.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for devalue
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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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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