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Examples of devalue in a Sentence
The government has decided to devalue its currency.
Economic woes forced the government to devalue.
He argues that placing too many requirements on schools devalues the education they provide.
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Customers may feel watched, manipulated or devalued.
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Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As debt increases, governments might resort to printing money to address deficits, which can devalue the currency, Wong explained.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
As part of its approval, the DOT placed strings on the merger, including requiring both airlines to ensure mileage rewards are not devalued, don’t expire, and transfer at a 1:1 ratio, as well as guarantee each carrier matches and maintains equivalent loyalty status levels.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
Yet over time, the airlines have the power to devalue such currency.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As debt increases, governments might resort to printing money to address deficits, which can devalue the currency, Wong explained.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
As part of its approval, the DOT placed strings on the merger, including requiring both airlines to ensure mileage rewards are not devalued, don’t expire, and transfer at a 1:1 ratio, as well as guarantee each carrier matches and maintains equivalent loyalty status levels.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
Yet over time, the airlines have the power to devalue such currency.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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devalue
transitive verb
de·val·ue
(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
devalued; devaluing
1
: to institute the devaluation of (money)
2
: to lessen the value of
devaluing assets
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