devalue
English
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Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /diːˈvæljuː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]devalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)
- (transitive) To lower or remove the value of something.
- Synonyms: degrade, devaluate, elevate; see also Thesaurus:debase
- 2023 January 25, Mel Holley, “Network News: London leads the way on rail-related house price surge”, in RAIL, number 975, page 15:
- Scotland is beaten only by properties in London, which increase in value by 64% on average when within half a mile of a station - although in some cases in the capital, being near to a station devalues the house.
- (intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]lower value of something
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lose value
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