DEPRECIATE


Meaning of DEPRECIATE in English

[verb] - to (cause something to) lose value, esp. over timeOur car depreciated (by) £1500/20% in the first year after we bought it. [I]The value of our house has depreciated because of the new factory that has been built next to it. [I]The new factory that has been built next to us has depreciated the value of our house. [T]Compare appreciate (INCREASE).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.