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Variant of depreciate

depreciate Definition

de·pre·ci·ate (dē prē′s̸hē āt′, di-)

transitive verb depreciated -·at′ed, depreciating -·at′·ing

  1. to reduce in value or price
  2. to make seem less important; belittle; disparage

Etymology: ME depreciaten < LL depretiatus, pp. of depretiare, to lower the price of (in LL(Ec), to make light of) < L de-, from + pretiare, to value < pretium, price

intransitive verb

to drop in value or price

Related Forms:

  • depreciator de·pre′·cia′·tor noun
  • depreciatory de·pre′·cia·to′ry (-s̸hē ə tôr′ē, -s̸hə tôr′ē -) adjective or depreciative de·pre′·ci·a′tive (-s̸hē āt′iv, -s̸hə tiv)
depreciated Usage Examples

Object

  • value: Car's depreciated value a policy a security services.
  • cost: Settlement was made on the depreciated cost of the assets plus the goodwill.
  • element: Colen's practice is dedicated to uncovering the poignant beauty in the depreciated elements of everyday experience.

Preposition: against

  • dollar: In fact, sterling has over the past year depreciated against the dollar.

Preposition: over

  • life: Major renovations are depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.
  • year: NIE's assets in the main are depreciated over 40 years.
  • period: For straight line depreciation, we would normally expect your items to be depreciated over a minimum period of three years.
  • term: The asset appears on the balance sheet, is depreciated over the term and interest is charged to the profit and loss account.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: In fact, it has the opposite; it has a lot of fully depreciated, cheap hydropower.
  • not: The Donated Assets reserve comprises of these robes which, due to their long life, are not depreciated.