DEMONETIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demonetization mean? 

• DEMONETIZATION (noun)
  The noun DEMONETIZATION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DEMONETIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMONETIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

demonetisation; demonetization

Hypernyms ("demonetization" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

Antonym:

monetization (establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country)

Derivation:

demonetize (deprive of value for payment)