Also means
to depreciate
Usage Note
Devaluar is used both in its economic sense—reducing the official exchange rate of a currency—and figuratively, meaning to diminish the worth or prestige of something: devaluar el título académico (to devalue the academic qualification). The reflexive devaluarse is used for currencies that lose value on the market. Conjugated like actuar: devalúo, devalúas, etc.
Examples
"El gobierno decidió devaluar la moneda."
Natural Translation
The government decided to devalue the currency.
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