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🏠 To set new value 💱 To increase worth
to revalue

to revalue

1 6.8
To become worth more, often compared with other currencies
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈvæljuː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : revalorizar
  • As China's global trade surplus mounts, so does pressure for it to revalue its currency.
  • revalue its currency

Examples

  • Revalue the dollars against other currencies or change their weight in the SDR basket?

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  • The government decided to revalue the currency to stabilize the economy.

  • Frankly, I think China should revalue the RMB already!

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  • This is why the Chinese government will not easily revalue the yuan upwards, and why the government keeps such tight control on credit.

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  • Michel, I largely agree with your argument that the RMB should revalue.

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  • If the HK$ ends up getting revalued, the HKMA will lose billions on its reserve holdings.

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  • Many economists believe that a country should revalue its currency to improve trade balance.

  • After the latest economic report, analysts expect the bank to revalue the national currency soon.

Synonyms

to appreciate
vsto revalue
  • Specialized
36 4.8

To increase in value over time

is focused on changes in currency or exchange rate value

How Big

to skyrocket
52 4.1
to revalue
  • Specialized
1 6.8
to surge
41 3.7
to rise
904 1.0

Surface Forms

revalue infinitive
revalued past
revalued past participle
revaluing present participle
revalues third person singular

Morphology

revalue = value (semi-transparent) = re + value

The immediate morphological step is straightforward prefixation from 'value' to 'revalue' meaning 'value again' or 'assign a new value'.

Etymology

Revalue is made of re- 'again' and value 'worth'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of value being set again, often higher, which is why it can mean that money or an asset has increased in value.