revaluation

Meaning

revaluation means the process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• After the new party took power, the government declared a revaluation of the currency in an attempt to limit runaway inflation.
• After the soldiers raided her farm for supplies, she was forced to a revaluation of their benefit as protectors.