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Devaluation - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  dévaluation (n.f.)     ES  devaluación (n.f.) , envilecimiento (n.m.)     DE  Abwertung (n.f.) 

Concise definition of the term devaluation

Devaluation is the official change in the value of a country's currency relative to other currencies in a fixed exchange rate system.

Comprehensive definition of the term devaluation

Devaluations can be conducted by policymakers, and are usually motivated by market pressures.

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