[
UK
/dɪpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪt/
]
[ US /dɪˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/ ]
[ US /dɪˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
lower the value of something
The Fed depreciated the dollar once again -
lose in value
The dollar depreciated again -
belittle
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
How To Use depreciate In A Sentence
- Company computers are depreciated at 50% per year.
- Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today.
- To depreciate ( currency, for example ) by official proclamation or by rumor.
- There are pockets where values have depreciated.
- - Small businesses can normally expense (rather than slowly-deduct, or "depreciate") equipment purchases up to $250,000. Propeller Most Popular Stories
- Envy is blind and kows nothing except how to depreciate the excellence of others.
- During those five years, the pound depreciated by a quarter.
- After France and Italy left the snake their currencies depreciated, making their goods more competitive than German goods.
- Furthermore, since computers can be depreciated over a five-year period, the company is also permitted to record the expense using its regular depreciation method.
- The price of oil greatly depreciated.
