devaluation
noun
de·val·u·a·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 
-yü-ˈā-
1
: an official reduction in the exchange value of a currency by a lowering of its gold equivalency or its value relative to another currency
2
: a lessening especially of status or stature : decline
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As concerns about currency devaluation, debt sustainability, and fiscal imbalances grow globally, Kopernik is positioning its portfolios toward the kinds of assets that have historically protected purchasing power — not just through financial crises, but through monetary ones.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Global overreliance on the dollar has resulted in currency distortions, a devaluation of U.S. labor and products and an entrenchment of trade deficits, which in turn fuel further demand for dollars, Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, argued earlier this month.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Similar trends were seen in the March 2020 market sell-off that was spurred by the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as in 2015 when China experienced an unexpected yuan devaluation.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
In such a scenario, there simply isn't enough gold in the world to meet the demand that would arise from a significant devaluation of the dollar.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Global overreliance on the dollar has resulted in currency distortions, a devaluation of U.S. labor and products and an entrenchment of trade deficits, which in turn fuel further demand for dollars, Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, argued earlier this month.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Similar trends were seen in the March 2020 market sell-off that was spurred by the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as in 2015 when China experienced an unexpected yuan devaluation.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
In such a scenario, there simply isn't enough gold in the world to meet the demand that would arise from a significant devaluation of the dollar.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devaluation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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devaluation
noun
de·val·u·ation
(ˌ)dē-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
1
: an official reduction in the exchange value of a currency by a lowering of its gold equivalency or its value relative to another currency
2
: a lessening of the value of something (as an asset)
portfolio devaluation
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