The act or process of reducing the value of something, or the state of having decreased in value.
From dis- (prefix meaning 'opposite of') + valuation (from Latin valere, meaning 'to be strong or worthy'). The -ation suffix turns this into a noun representing a process or result.
Real estate investors and economists watch out for disvaluation of property during economic recessions—when neighborhoods lose value due to job loss or crime, it's a disvaluation that can take decades to reverse.
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