Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of debasing, or the state of being debased.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
debasing or the state of beingdebased ; alowering , especially incharacter orquality . - noun The lowering of the
value of acurrency by reducing the amount of valuablemetal in thecoins .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
- noun changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the name of Gail Wynand became a threat in the publishing world, a group of newspaper owners took him aside -- at a city charity affair which all had to attend -- and reproached him for what they called his debasement of the public taste.
The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943
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Currency debasement is a theme unlikely to go away any time soon.
Gold Mania? Not Quite Brett Arends 2010
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So far there has been precious little questioning of this long-term debasement of the world's biggest currency.
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The holy humble temper of a Christian, both in advancement and debasement, is described: and both poor and rich are directed on what grounds to build their joy and comfort, v. 9-11.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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Jean Valjean, the reformed criminal, discovers her, is made aware that her debasement is the result of the act of his foreman, and takes her, half dead with misery and sickness, to his own house.
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Against currency debasement, which is the practice of lowering the value of the currency at the expense of citizens, the best protection remains the precious metals.
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A doubling of prices in three decades called a debasement of the currency?
City Journal 2009
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Funny money is a funny thing, the more you expand the supply of it - the more its purchasing power lessens: it is known as the debasement of the currency - it loses value.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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Funny money is a funny thing, the more you expand the supply of it - the more its purchasing power lessens: it is known as the debasement of the currency - it loses value.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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Funny money is a funny thing, the more you expand the supply of it - the more its purchasing power lessens: it is known as the debasement of the currency - it loses value.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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