A currency devaluation is a(n):

A. increase in the official value of a currency in a fixed-exchange-rate system.
B. decrease in the value of a currency relative to other currencies.
C. reduction in the official value of a currency in a fixed-exchange-rate system.
D. increase in the value of a currency relative to other currencies.


Answer: C

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