devaluates
Reduces something's worth
Devaluates is a less common form of devalues, meaning to reduce the worth or importance of something.
A government devaluates its currency to make exports cheaper.
More broadly, to devaluate is to diminish something's perceived value: The constant criticism devaluates her contributions to the team.
Central bank economic controls
- central bankNational currency management institution
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
- recessionProlonged economic decline
trade balance · purchasing power · currency war · balance of payments · capital flight · fiscal policy · economic crisis · sovereign debt
monetary policy
Central bank economic controls
- central bankNational currency management institution
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- quantitative easingAsset purchases to boost economy
recession · trade balance · purchasing power · currency war · balance of payments · capital flight · fiscal policy · economic crisis · sovereign debt
depreciate
Lose value over time
euro · yen · pound · peso · rupee · yuan · franc · lira · baht · rand
diminish
To make smaller
discredit · trivialize · minimize · demean · deprecate · dismiss · disregard · downplay · cheapen · debase
devaluatesrevalues
Assesses worth anew
appreciates · inflates · strengthens · boosts · raises
- currency devaluationReducing money's official value
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