Meanings
noundevaluation (countable and uncountable, plural devaluations)
plural devaluations
- countableuncountableThe removal or lessening of something's value.
According to Braverman's thesis, Taylorism, or scientific management, has been the key feature in the devaluation and dequalification of work.
2016, Lorraine Giordano, Beyond Taylorism, page 28 - countableuncountableeconomicsThe intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
- countableuncountableDepreciation.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishvaluation
- Englishdevaluation
Translations
Bulgarian обезце́няване, девалва́ция
- обезце́няване (obezcénjavane)depreciation
- девалва́ция (devalvácija)depreciation
Catalan devaluació
- devaluaciódepreciation
French dévaluation
- dévaluationdepreciation
German Abwertung, Devaluation
- Abwertungdepreciation
- Devaluationdepreciation
- Devalvationdepreciation
Italian svalutazione
- svalutazionedepreciation
Polish dewaluacja
- dewaluacjadepreciation
Russian обесце́нивание, обесце́нение
- обесце́нивание (obescénivanije)depreciation
- обесце́нение (obescénenije)depreciation
- девальва́ция (devalʹvácija)depreciation
Spanish devaluación, depreciación
- devaluacióndepreciation
- depreciacióndepreciation
Turkish devalüasyon
- devalüasyondepreciation
Ukrainian знеці́нення, девальва́ція
- знеці́нення (znecínennja)depreciation
- девальва́ція (devalʹvácija)depreciation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with devaluation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
devaluation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devaluation
MLA
“devaluation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devaluation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devaluation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devaluation.
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