devalue by
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Used to specify the amount or percentage of devaluation.
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Examples (10)
- The Cambodian currency was effectively devalued by 25%.
- The government was forced to devalue the currency by 15% to stimulate economic growth.
- Analysts expect the central bank will devalue the lira by another 10% before the end of the year.
- After the announcement, the company's shares were instantly devalued by 30%.
- If the country devalues its currency by a large amount, inflation could spiral out of control.
- Historically, a nation might devalue its money by up to half to pay off debts.
- The new trade agreement could cause the dollar to be devalued by a few percentage points.
- The sudden crisis devalued our investment portfolio by nearly a fifth.
- There is no plan to devalue the pound by any margin.
- The plan involved devaluing the local currency by a fixed 5% against the euro.