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devaluate

[dee-val-yoo-eyt] / diˈvæl yuˌeɪt /


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Discussions about devaluating the Iraqi dinar, which has been pegged to the dollar for decades, have been going on for weeks as the government worked to finalized the 2021 budget.

From Washington Times

"Any attempt to assign a monetary value to the human body," it says, risks "devaluating the very human life we seek to save".

From BBC

China "will never go down the path of stimulating exports by devaluating its currency", Premier Li Keqiang said last week.

From BBC

And the bank’s policy of devaluating the currency, the gourde, has in the eyes of many only made the situation worse because Haiti relies heavily on imports.

From Washington Times

“They fear the local currency could devaluate even further and prices could rise, if that is to happen.”

From New York Times