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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Cardholders report that rewards are devalued, denied, disappeared, or fine-printed to oblivion, their actual redemption details dramatically different from their marketing materials.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
In a world where the U.S. national debt is growing, the only way to get out of this situation is to devalue it.
—Georgii Verbitskii, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
There’s also a psychological point where sellers feel further price drops could devalue their home in the buyers’ eyes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 July 2025
For months, Buhari refused to devalue Nigeria’s falling currency, the naira, and weakened investor confidence.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
In a world where the U.S. national debt is growing, the only way to get out of this situation is to devalue it.
—Georgii Verbitskii, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
There’s also a psychological point where sellers feel further price drops could devalue their home in the buyers’ eyes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 July 2025
For months, Buhari refused to devalue Nigeria’s falling currency, the naira, and weakened investor confidence.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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