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devaluate

[dee-val-yoo-eyt] / diˈvæl yuˌeɪt /


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He added that the long-term cost of EV ownership, "coupled with the fact that cars devaluate after 10 years", mean it "doesn't make any logical sense to buy one in the current economic climate".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

"But that's not the end of the war, that's the end of the battle for Aleppo. But it will have a major psychological impact and that we cannot devaluate at this stage."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2016

Mr. Coté said China’s move to devaluate its currency has been ”a big surprise,’’ adding to anxiety over the global growth outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 20, 2015

When governments begin to welsh, devaluate and expropriate, capital flees.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looks like the government might devaluate the dollar.

From The Common Man by Schelling, George Luther