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demonetization

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˌmʌnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US: /diˌmɑn.ə.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /ˈdi.mɑn.ə.taɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of demonetizing (withdrawing as legal tender).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: notebandi

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or process of demonetizing (making content ineligible to earn money).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demonetisation

Antonyms: monetization

Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion

History

Etymology

From French démonétisation.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নোটবাতিল (nōṭbatil) — process of demonetizing
  • Bengali: মুদ্রারহিতকরণ (mudrarhitkoron) — process of demonetizing
  • Bhojpuri: नोटबंदी (noṭbandī) — process of demonetizing
  • Catalan: desmonetització — process of demonetizing
  • Finnish: demonetisointi — process of demonetizing
  • French: démonétisation — process of demonetizing
  • Galician: desmonetización — process of demonetizing
  • Gujarati: નોટબંધી (noṭbandhī) — process of demonetizing
  • Gujarati: વિમુદ્રીકરણ (vimudrīkraṇ) — process of demonetizing
  • Hindi: नोटबंदी (noṭbandī) — process of demonetizing
  • Hindi: विमुद्रीकरण (vimudrīkraṇ) — process of demonetizing
  • Indonesian: demonetisasi — process of demonetizing
  • Maithili: विमुद्रीकरण (vimudrīkəraṇ) — process of demonetizing
  • Portuguese: desmonetização — process of demonetizing
  • Punjabi: ਨੋਟਬੰਦੀ (noṭbandī) — process of demonetizing
  • Spanish: desmonetización — process of demonetizing
  • Telugu: నోట్లరద్దు (nōṭlaraddu) — process of demonetizing