DEPRECIATE


Meaning of DEPRECIATE in English

(~s, depreciating, ~d)

If something such as a currency ~s or if something ~s it, it loses some of its original value.

Inflation is rising rapidly; the yuan is depreciating...

The demand for foreign currency ~s the real value of local currencies...

During those five years, the pound ~d by a quarter...

VERB: V, V n, V by amount

depreciation (depreciations)

...miscellaneous costs, including machinery depreciation and wages...

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