Examples of devalue in a Sentence
The government has decided to devalue its currency.
Economic woes forced the government to devalue.
He argues that placing too many requirements on schools devalues the education they provide.
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But what these kinds of statistical studies don’t indicate are the exceptions – those countries with big debt loads, of more than 90% of GDP, that don’t default, don’t devalue their currencies, bring the debts down to manageable levels, and enjoy decades of prosperity in the process.
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Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In the current format, labeling the FedEx Cup winner as the tour champion devalues a season’s worth of play.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Every airline had a different approach, but common methods included raising status tier requirements, partnering with credit card companies to offer cardholder-exclusive perks, and devaluing what each mile is worth by increasing the number of miles needed to book an award ticket.
—Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Alaska’s chief commercial officer, Andrew Harrison, told CNBC that miles aren’t being devalued for flight redemptions, however.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In the current format, labeling the FedEx Cup winner as the tour champion devalues a season’s worth of play.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Every airline had a different approach, but common methods included raising status tier requirements, partnering with credit card companies to offer cardholder-exclusive perks, and devaluing what each mile is worth by increasing the number of miles needed to book an award ticket.
—Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Alaska’s chief commercial officer, Andrew Harrison, told CNBC that miles aren’t being devalued for flight redemptions, however.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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devalue
transitive verb
de·val·ue
(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
devalued; devaluing
1
: to institute the devaluation of (money)
2
: to lessen the value of
devaluing assets
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