English noun: devaluation | |||
1. | devaluation (act) an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regulating, regulation | ||
2. | devaluation (act) the reduction of something's value or worth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | evisceration | ||