verb (used with object), de·val·ued, de·val·u·ing.
verb (used without object), de·val·ued, de·val·u·ing.
- to undergo devaluation: The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
verb -values, -valuing, -valued, -valuates, -valuating or -valuated
- to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
- (tr) to reduce the value or worth of (something)
1918, a back-formation from devaluation. Related: Devalued; devaluing.