demonetise

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A form of demonetize — To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.

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OriginEnglish monetise ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdemonetise (third-person singular simple present demonetises, present participle demonetising, simple past and past participle demonetised)

present singular third person demonetises · participle present demonetising · participle past demonetised · past demonetised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of demonetize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdeprive of value for payment

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demonetize
Broader
devaluedevaluate
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmonetise
  8. Englishdemonetise

From de- + monetise.

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APA

demonetise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetise

MLA

“demonetise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonetise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetise.

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