devalue

UK: /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ US: /diˈvælju/ ,(dē val′yo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'devalue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

devalues

v 3rd person singular

devaluing

v pres p

devalued

v past

devalued

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•val•ue /diˈvælyu/   v. [~ + object] , -val•ued, -val•u•ing. 

1. Business, Government to set a lower exchange value on (a currency):
   The shillings were devalued.
2. to treat or cause to be treated as not valuable;
   to lower the value of:
   His work was devalued at his old job.

See -val-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•val•ue  (dē val′yo̅o̅), v., -val•ued, -val•u•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Business to deprive of value;
   reduce the value of.
2. Business, Government to fix a lower value on (a currency).

v.i. 

3. Business, Government to undergo devaluation:
   The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
   Also, devaluate. 

• de- + value 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

devalue / diːˈvæljuː/, devaluate / diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt/ verb ( -values, -valuing, -valued, -valuates, -valuating, -valuated)

1. to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
2. (transitive) to reduce the value or worth of (something)