Meanings
plural demonetizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of demonetizing (withdrawing as legal tender).
The current spiral in prices — 20 per cent in the last year — has been attributed to the wide circulation of “black money.” The official committee recommended demonetization on the assumption that “black money” is generally kept in stacks of 100‐rupee and 1,000‐rupee notes.
1973 August 9, “Demonetization Feared”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - InternetcountableuncountableThe act or process of demonetizing (making content ineligible to earn money).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchdémonétisation
- Englishdemonetization
From French démonétisation.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali নোটবাতিল, মুদ্রারহিতকরণ
- নোটবাতিল (nōṭbatil)process of demonetizing
- মুদ্রারহিতকরণ (mudrarhitkoron)process of demonetizing
Catalan desmonetització
- desmonetitzacióprocess of demonetizing
Finnish demonetisointi
- demonetisointiprocess of demonetizing
French démonétisation
- démonétisationprocess of demonetizing
Hindi नोटबंदी, विमुद्रीकरण
- नोटबंदी (noṭbandī)process of demonetizing
- विमुद्रीकरण (vimudrīkraṇ)process of demonetizing
Indonesian demonetisasi
- demonetisasiprocess of demonetizing
Portuguese desmonetização
- desmonetizaçãoprocess of demonetizing
Punjabi ਨੋਟਬੰਦੀ
- ਨੋਟਬੰਦੀ (noṭbandī)process of demonetizing
Spanish desmonetización
- desmonetizaciónprocess of demonetizing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demonetization
Cite this entry
demonetization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetization
“demonetization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonetization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonetization.
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