| Pronunciation: | | dee'mâni`tIz
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[v] deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin" |
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DEMONETIZE is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | demonetise |
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| | See Also: | | devaluate, devalue |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*mon"e*tize\ (?; see {Monetary}), v. t.
To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money.
They [gold mohurs] have been completely demonetized by
the [East India] Company. --R. Cobden.
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