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DEMONETISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does demonetisation mean?
• DEMONETISATION (noun)
The noun DEMONETISATION has 1 sense:
1. ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
Familiarity information: DEMONETISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
demonetisation; demonetization
Hypernyms ("demonetisation" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Derivation:
demonetise (deprive of value for payment)
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