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ˈupvaluation Econ.
[up- 2.]
A revaluation upwards, esp. of one currency in relation to others on a common standard.
1953N.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? 1958Spectator 18 July 92/1 The disruptive rumours of an up⁓valuation of the German mark have disappeared. 1962Punch 28 Mar. 508/1 The upvaluation of the guilder..must have had some effect. 1976Economist 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.
Hence (as a back-formation) ˈupvalue v. trans., to raise the value of (a currency, etc.) on a scale.
1968Guardian 23 Nov. 8/1 The refusal of the Germans to upvalue their D-mark. 1974Times 9 Mar. 15/7 Sterling could have been upvalued and inflation reduced. |
