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debasement of coinage
noun [U]Definition
› ECONOMICS a reduction in the value of coins which is made by reducing the amount of pure metal such as gold or silver they contain, done in the past so that more coins could be produced
(Definition of debasement of coinage noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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