Definition

1. Verb:

   • To devalue / To depreciate: Refers to a decrease in the monetary value or market price of something, such as a currency, asset, or commodity.
   • To fall in price / To drop in value: Describes a situation where the price or worth of an item declines.

2. Noun (when used as "sự sụt giá"):

   • Devaluation / Depreciation: The process or instance of losing value.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đồng tiền có thể sụt giá do lạm phát. (The currency can devalue due to inflation.)
  • Giá dầu đột ngột sụt giá. (The price of oil suddenly dropped.)
• Noun:
  • Sự sụt giá của bất động sản là đáng kể. (The devaluation of real estate is significant.)

Advanced Usage

• In economic contexts, "sụt giá" often describes an official reduction in a currency's value relative to other currencies (devaluation) or a general decline in market prices (depreciation).
  • Chính phủ không muốn để đồng nội tệ sụt giá. (The government does not want the domestic currency to be devalued.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mất giá (v): To lose value; a close synonym often used interchangeably with "sụt giá."
  • Chiếc xe này mất giá rất nhanh. (This car depreciates very quickly.)
• Giảm giá (v): To reduce price; typically used for deliberate price cuts, not general market depreciation.
  • Cửa hàng đang giảm giá quần áo. (The store is reducing prices on clothes.)

Synonyms

• Devalue: To reduce the official value of a currency.
• Depreciate: To decline in value over time.
• Drop/Fall: To decrease in price or worth.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Lạm phát (n): Inflation; a general cause of value depreciation.
• Khủng hoảng kinh tế (n): Economic crisis; a situation often accompanied by widespread devaluation.

1. Devaluate
   • Sự sụt giá
     Devaluation