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depreciating
de·pre·ci·ate D0145700 (dĭ-prē′shē-āt′)v. de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates v.tr.1. To lessen the price or value of: An increase in the supply of money depreciated the currency.2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. See Synonyms at disparage. See Usage Note at deprecate.v.intr. To diminish in price or value: "When issued in excess, as during the Revolution, paper depreciated in value" (Daniel Feller).
[Medieval Latin dēpreciāre, dēpreciāt-, alteration of Latin dēpretiāre : dē-, de- + pretium, price; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
de·pre′cia·ble (-shə-bəl) adj.de·pre′ci·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | depreciating - tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"depreciative, depreciatorydecreasing - becoming less or smaller |
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Related to depreciating: deprecating, Depreciating assetSynonyms for depreciatingadj tending to decrease or cause a decrease in valueSynonymsRelated Words |