demonetize


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
demonetize /diːˈmʌnɪtʌɪz/ (or demonetise /diːˈmʌnɪtʌɪz, -ˈmɒn-/)
verb deprive (a coin or precious metal) of its status as money.
– derivatives
demonetization noun.
– origin C19: from Fr. démonétiser, from dé- (expressing reversal) + L. moneta ‘money’.
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