Word: devaluation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
val
u
a
tion
Definition: The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: value
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: valeō
Language: la
Decoded: valeo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am worth, I am of worth
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns