Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun devaluation

2 senses of devaluation

Sense 1
devaluation -- (an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries)
       => regulation, regulating -- (the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians")

Sense 2
devaluation -- (the reduction of something's value or worth)
       => decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down -- (the act of decreasing or reducing something)