# debasement

> practice of lowering the value of currency; financial gain for the sovereign at the expense of citizens

**Wikidata**: [Q206735](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206735)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debasement)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/debasement


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. GF WordNet