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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These are real lives, forever altered, then devalued, by a law that denies juries the power to do what they were impaneled to do.
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Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Academic freedom advocates said this recent law, which was a last-minute addition to the budget taken without public testimony, is another step to devalue higher education.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
To meaningfully disrupt Russia’s trade, devalue the ruble, and increase economic uncertainty, the G-7 should remove all Russian banks from SWIFT and subject them to full blocking sanctions, which prohibit all transactions with the sanctioned entity.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Over time, this can devalue your offering and undermine future price negotiations.
—Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Academic freedom advocates said this recent law, which was a last-minute addition to the budget taken without public testimony, is another step to devalue higher education.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
To meaningfully disrupt Russia’s trade, devalue the ruble, and increase economic uncertainty, the G-7 should remove all Russian banks from SWIFT and subject them to full blocking sanctions, which prohibit all transactions with the sanctioned entity.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Over time, this can devalue your offering and undermine future price negotiations.
—Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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