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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Our national currency is devaluing and shrinking every day.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
For example, if an AI starts to take a human’s past work and replicate it somehow, that’s going to devalue what the human is still offering to the job market.
—John Werner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Thanks to Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs, veteran running backs never have to worry about getting devalued and shortchanged ever again.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In the next five years, at least 20% of U.S. homes will be devalued in some way by the effects of climate change, Burt said.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
For example, if an AI starts to take a human’s past work and replicate it somehow, that’s going to devalue what the human is still offering to the job market.
—John Werner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Thanks to Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs, veteran running backs never have to worry about getting devalued and shortchanged ever again.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
In the next five years, at least 20% of U.S. homes will be devalued in some way by the effects of climate change, Burt said.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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