devalue currency

  • 1devalue — de‧val‧ue [diːˈvæljuː] verb 1. [transitive] MARKETING to cause something to lose its value: • Heavy price discounting will devalue our famous brands. 2. [transitive] FINANCE when a country devalues its currency against other currencies, it… …

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  • 2devalue — ► VERB (devalues, devalued, devaluing) 1) reduce the worth of. 2) reduce the official value of (a currency) in relation to other currencies. DERIVATIVES devaluation noun …

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  • 3devalue — [dē val′yo͞o āt΄] vt. devaluated, devaluating [dē val′yo͞o] vt. devalued, devaluing 1. to lessen or, sometimes, annul the value, importance, etc. of 2. to subject (a monetary unit or a currency) to devaluation: Also devaluate [dē val′yo͞o āt΄] vt …

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  • 4Currency war — Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who made headlines when he raised the alarm about a Currency War in September 2010. In July 20 …

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  • 5Currency War of 2009–2011 — The Currency War of 2009–2011 is an episode of Competitive devaluation which became prominent in September 2009. Competitive devaluation involves states competing with each other to achieve a relatively low valuation for their own currency, so as …

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  • 6currency — noun 1 money used in a particular country ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic ▪ foreign ▪ They prefer to be paid in foreign currencies. ▪ common, global, international …

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  • 7Currency board — Part of a series on Government Public finance File:Governmentbhj,i,gu Vedder Highsmith detail 1.jpeg …

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  • 8Currency — Money. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * currency cur‧ren‧cy [ˈkʌrənsi ǁ ˈkɜːr ] written abbreviation cur noun currencies PLURALFORM FINANCE 1. [counta …

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  • 9currency — money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The currency that the security is traded in. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * currency cur‧ren‧cy [ˈkʌrənsi ǁ ˈkɜːr ] written abbreviation cur noun currencies PLURALFORM …

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  • 10devalue — [[t]di͟ːvæ̱ljuː[/t]] devalues, devaluing, devalued 1) VERB To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect. [V n] They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work... [be V ed] Wabel s …

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