revalorization

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Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ valorization.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːvaləɹʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Noun[edit]

revalorization (plural revalorizations)

  1. (economics) The fact or process of setting a new value for a given commodity, currency etc. [from 20th c.]
  2. The establishment of a new value for something; revaluation, especially in a positive sense. [from 20th c.]
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 190:
      A radical revalorization of individual self-interest, Voltaire argued, could serve as an agent of social improvement [...].

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