DEMONETISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demonetise mean? 

• DEMONETISE (verb)
  The verb DEMONETISE has 1 sense:

1. deprive of value for payment

  Familiarity information: DEMONETISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMONETISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they demonetise    ... he / she / it demonetises   
Past simple: demonetised   
Past participle: demonetised   
-ing form: demonetising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deprive of value for payment

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

demonetise; demonetize

Context example:

demonetize a coin

Hypernyms (to "demonetise" is one way to...):

devaluate; devalue (remove the value from; deprive of its value)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

demonetisation (ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country)