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- verb To remove the
status oflegal tender from acoin etc. and remove it fromcirculation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deprive of value for payment
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The only way to kill, or maul, this chequeless corruption is to demonetise all bank notes above 100 rupees.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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