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Devaluation vs Deprecation - What's the difference?

devaluation | deprecation |

As nouns the difference between devaluation and deprecation

is that devaluation is devaluation while deprecation is prayer asking for happiness or misfortune to befall others.

devaluation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The removal or lessening of something's value.
  • 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.
  • Depreciation.

    • deprecation

    English

    (wikipedia deprecation)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of deprecating.
  • (countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
  • Entreaty]] for pardon; [[petition, petitioning.
  • (countable) An imprecation or curse.

    • Related terms

    * imprecation * precation

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