When a government allows the value of its currency to weaken in relation to other currencies.

The official decision by a country’s monetary authorities to reduce the value of the domestic currency in relation to foreign currencies, i.e. to reduce the foreign currency equivalent of the domestic currency. e.g. if the U.S. dollar is devalued in relation to the French franc, one dollar will "buy" fewer francs than before. Opposite: Revaluation. Compare with Depreciation. Français: Dévaluation Español: Devaluación

Depreciation. A fall in the value of a currency that has been pegged, either because of an announced reduction in the par value of the currency with the peg continuing, or because the pegged rate is abandoned and the floating rate declines. A fall in the value of a currency in terms of gold or silver, meaningful only under some form of gold standard or silver standard.

When a Central Bank abandons the pegging of its currency to a fixed rate of exchange, resulting in a significant drop in its currency's value (example: Argentine Peso 2002). Also used when a government actively promotes a dramatic decline in its country's exchange rate (example: Japanese Yen 2001-2002).

a government deliberately decides to lower the value of its currency relative to other currencies

A reduction in the value of currency against other currencies.

Lowering of the value of a country's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations.

A decrease in the spot price of a country's currency.

Reduction in the value of the national currency in relation to foreign currencies.

a deliberate decrease in the official value of a currency

the reduction by a government of the official value of its currency in relation to the value of the currency of other nations

an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries

the reduction of something's value or worth

Increasing the rate of exchange at which foreign currency will be traded for domestic currency.

A decrease in the value of a fixed exchange rate.

The process by which a nation's currency loses value; it may be a purposeful act by the government or the result of global market changes.

A downward change in the official parity of an exchange rate from that at which it was previously set. This term is inappropriate in the context of a floating exchange rate regime.

Write-down of a currencyâ€(tm)s fixed exchange rate.

A decrease in the price of a nation's currency, related to other currencies.

The process of officially reducing the value of a country's currency relative to other currencies.

The official lowering of the value of one country's currency in terms of one or more foreign currencies. For example, if the U.S. dollar is devalued in relation to the French franc, one dollar will "buy" fewer francs than before.

Refers to the action taken by a country via its central bank or monetary board which reduces the value of its currency vis a vis other currencies. Often, the result is more abrupt than would occur within a floating rate framework.

By devaluing a nation's currency, exports become cheaper to other countries, while imports become more expensive. Currency depreciation tends to achieve the effects, temporarily at least, of both a tariff (raising import prices) and an export subsidy (lowering the costs of exports). Dumping The practice of selling an item for less abroad than at home. Dumping is an unfair trade practice when it is used to drive out competitors from a market.

A lowering of a country's currency relative to gold and/or currencies of other nations. The opposite is revaluation.

Deliberate downward adjustment of a currency against its fixed parities or bands, normally by formal announcement.

An announced lowering in the value of one currency relative to another in a fixed exchange rate regime.

a currency's spot rate decreasing

a reduction in the official fixed rate at which one currency exchanges for another under a fixed-rate regime, usually to correct a balance of payments deficit.

Deliberate downward adjustment of a currency's value versus the value of another currency, normally by formal announcement from the Central Bank.

The act by a government to reduce the external value of its currency.

a reduction in the rate of exchange between one currency and other currencies under a fixed exchange rate system

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The drop in the value of one currency relative to another. Developing countries have often been encouraged to devalue their currency as part of IMF / World Bank structural adjustment programs as a means of increasing the costs of imports and decreasing the cost of exports, thereby increasing competitiveness.

The reduction in the exchange value of currency by lowering its gold- or hard-currency equivalency. A country may "prop-up" or overvalue its currency by using US dollars (or other "hard currency") to buy up their own currency. This makes the value of their currency artificially high.

When the value of a currency is lowered against another currency, that is it takes more units of the currency to buy the same comparable foreign currency. Devaluation usually arises from government policy. Governments quite often use devaluation as a technique to improve the country's balance of trade position as exports will become cheaper in foreign markets.

A lowering of the value of a currency relative to other currencies.

The deliberate downward adjustment of a currency’s price, normally by official announcement.

A formal "official" decrease in the value of a country's currency, typically by that country.

when a country's currency falls in value.

Devaluation is when a country actively drops the value of their currency in an effort to stave off economic collapse. When a currency's value is dropped, it can be bought and sold at cheaper prices, which in theory will attract more investors. Currencies are sometimes devalued to make industry more attractive to foreign investors.

Depreciation; the terminology is typically used in conjunction with references to formal government action taken to recognize the decline in market value of a given country's currency

The fall in the value of a currency that occurs when the government declares that its domestic currency will buy fewer units of a foreign currency. Such a policy involves government intervention to peg its currency (that is, fix its exchange rate). Many governments peg their domestic currencies to a stable currency, such as the U.S. dollar or the German mark. See depreciation and exchange rate.

where a currency's value is reduced due to direct action by a Government. Predominantly occurs under a fixed exchange rate regime

Lowering of the value of a country's currency relative to the currencies of other nations. When a nation devalues its currency, the goods it imports become more expensive, while its exports become less expensive abroad and thus more competitive.

when a government or central bank formally decreases the value of its currency under a system of otherwise fixed exchange rates.

Fall in value of a currency in the global markets.

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When the value of a currency is lowered against the other, not because of the changes in demand or supply in foreign exchange market. Devaluation often occurs when the government use it as a policy to enhance its trade surplus or to reduce its trade deficit.

When the value of a currency is lowered against the other, i.e. it takes more units of the domestic currency to purchase a foreign currency. This differs from depreciation in that depreciation occurs through changes in demand in the foreign exchange market, whereas devaluation typically arises from government policy. A currency is usually devalued to improve the balance of trade, as exports become cheaper for the rest of the world and imports more expensive to domestic consumers.

A government's reduction of the value of its currency, generally through an official announcement.

Devaluation is a deliberate decision by a government or central bank to reduce the value of its own currency in relation to the currencies of other countries. Governments often opt for devaluation when there is a large current account deficit, which may occur when a country is importing far more than it is exporting. When a nation devalues its currency, the goods it imports, and the overseas debts it must repay, become more expensive. But its exports become less expensive for overseas buyers. These competitive prices often stimulate higher sales and help to reduce the deficit.

A decrease in a currency value relative to another currency in a fixed exchange rate system. The purpose of devaluation typically is to increase export and decrease import in order to correct a balance of payment deficit.

A substantial fall in the value of a currency as compared to the value of gold or to the value of another country's currency.

In relation to the currencies of other countries, the declining value of a particular country's currency. It can also be caused by another country's currency rising in value as compared to the currency value of a specific country.

The deliberate downward adjustment of a currencies value versus the value of another currency normally caused by official announcement.

Devaluation is a reduction in the value of a currency with respect to other monetary units. In common modern usage, it specifically implies an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system, by which the monetary authority formally sets a new fixed rate with respect to a foreign reference currency. In contrast, (currency) depreciation is most often used for the unofficial decrease in the exchange rate in a floating exchange rate system.