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devaluation

[dee-val-yoo-ay-shuhn] / diˌvæl juˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
depreciation
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The loss puts pressure on crypto prices after a rally this past summer, driven in part by optimism around the bill along with currency devaluation fears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He said that the yen has benefited from devaluation and the Bank of Japan’s having kept interest rates at or less than zero for some 25 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Fernando Romero, president of the College of Economists of Tarija, a city in southern Bolivia, told AFP the devaluation would "likely cause the prices of imported goods to increase."

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

The devaluation of that nuance is worse than the loss of any award.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

Following the Communaute Financiere Africaine currency devaluation on 12 January 1994, exports appear to have risen, but no official figures have been released yet.

From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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