devaluation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English valuation English devaluation From de- + valuation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The 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:
- (countable, uncountable) The 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).
- (countable, uncountable) Depreciation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devaluations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
predevaluation · postdevaluation
Translations (20)
fr dévaluation (depreciation) · it svalutazione (depreciation) · de Abwertung (depreciation) · tr devalüasyon (depreciation) · mk обезвреднување (depreciation) · pl dewaluacja (depreciation) · bg обезце́няване (depreciation) · ru обесце́нивание (depreciation) · hy արժեզրկում (depreciation) · es devaluación (depreciation) · es depreciación (depreciation) · de Devaluation (depreciation) · ru обесце́нение (depreciation) · ru девальва́ция (depreciation) · uk знеці́нення (depreciation) · uk девальва́ція (depreciation) · de Devalvation (depreciation) · bg девалва́ция (depreciation) · be дэвальва́цыя (depreciation) · ca devaluació (depreciation)