revalue

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Thân thiện

The company decided to revalue its assets this year.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To assess or estimate the value of something again, typically to assign a new, usually higher, monetary value: This is the primary meaning, often used in economics and finance to describe the official adjustment of a currency's exchange rate relative to other currencies or gold.
   • To reconsider the worth, importance, or significance of something: This broader sense means to reappraise or reconsider the value of an asset, idea, or situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The government decided to revalue the national currency to combat inflation.
  • After the renovation, we had to revalue the property for insurance purposes.
  • The art world has begun to revalue the contributions of female artists from that era.

Advanced Usage

• In economic/policy contexts: Often used in the passive voice.
  • The yuan was revalued by 2% against the dollar.
• In personal or professional reappraisal:
  • The recent crisis forced the company to revalue its priorities and long-term strategy.

Variants and Related Words

• Revaluation (noun): The act or instance of revaluing.
  • The currency revaluation had significant effects on trade.
• Devalue (verb): The opposite action; to reduce the value of a currency.

Synonyms

• Reappraise: To assess the value or quality of something again.
• Reassess: To consider or evaluate something again.
• Upvalue: Specifically to increase the exchange rate of a currency (less common).

Antonyms

• Devalue: To reduce the value, especially of a currency.
• Undervalue: To estimate something as being less valuable than it actually is.

Học thuật

Verb

1. value anew
   • revalue the German Mark
2. gain in value
   • The yen appreciated again!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• appreciate
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• apprise