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  • noun The removal or lessening of something's value.
  • noun The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value -- the price of gold for example.
  • noun Depreciation.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the reduction of something's value or worth
  • noun an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries

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