upvaluationn.
Economics.
A revaluation upwards, esp. of one currency in relation to others on a common standard.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] > rise or increase in value
appreciation1777
capital appreciation1888
deflation1920
disinflation1947
upvaluation1953
1953 N.Y. Times 12 Jan. 26/3 Why suppose that the situation would be bettered by a new up-valuation of gold, with its invitation to a new round of inflation?
1958 Spectator 18 July 92/1 The disruptive rumours of an up~valuation of the German mark have disappeared.
1962 Punch 28 Mar. 508/1 The upvaluation of the guilder..must have had some effect.
1976 Economist 10 Apr. 18/1 The French have taken the franc out of the snake, and the weedy reptile that remains may soon be killed by an overdue upvaluation of the German mark.
Derivatives
ˈupvalue v. [as a back-formation] (transitive) to raise the value of (a currency, etc.) on a scale.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [verb (transitive)] > raise value
enhance?1542
deflate1919
upvalue1968
1968 Guardian 23 Nov. 8/1 The refusal of the Germans to upvalue their D-mark.
1974 Times 9 Mar. 15/7 Sterling could have been upvalued and inflation reduced.
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