Currencies throughout history have fallen victim to debasement. Today, we avoid this problem by omitting the precious metals altogether.
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Debasement
//dɪˈbeɪsmənt//
Synonyms for "debasement" (114 found)
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- malaltigo noun (The act of debasing or the state of being debased)
French
1 entries- avilissement noun (The act of debasing or the state of being debased)
German
1 entries- Münzentwertung noun (The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins)
Spanish
1 entries- envilecimiento noun (The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins)
Ukrainian
1 entries- псува́ння моне́т noun (The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins)
Sample sentences
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His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.
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She had given herself to Darrow, and concealed the episode from Owen Leath, with no more apparent sense of debasement than the vulgarest of adventuresses.
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There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt.
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