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decrease vs devaluation

devaluation vs decrease

decrease and devaluation both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but devaluation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
devaluation Yes No No No
As nouns, devaluation is a hyponym of decrease; that is, devaluation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • devaluation: the reduction of something's value or worth
Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.
decrease (noun) devaluation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something the reduction of something's value or worth
the amount by which something decreases an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) devaluation (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller
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