reduction vs devaluation

devaluation vs reduction

reduction and devaluation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
devaluation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, devaluation is a hyponym of reduction; that is, devaluation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
devaluation: the reduction of something's value or worth

Other hyponyms of reduction 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.

reduction (noun)	devaluation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the reduction of something's value or worth
the act of reducing complexity	an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

Difference between reduction and devaluation

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