Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being depreciated; disparagement.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The decline in value of assets.

    asset depreciation

    currency depreciation

    амортиза́цияamortizácija, обесце́ниваниеobescénivanije

    a decrease in price or value

  3. (countable, uncountable)The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

    annual depreciation

Examples

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  1. Does depreciation of the yen give rise to inflation?

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  2. The depreciation of the equipment is calculated over five years.

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  3. The central bank said Tuesday the currency depreciation was a deliberate policy in the face of dwindling oil revenues.

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  4. Is the Algerian dinar facing a bigger depreciation?

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
the decline in value of assets:

Origin

Borrowed from French dépréciation.

Borrowed from French dépréciation.

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Forms

plural: depreciations
Singulardepreciation
Pluraldepreciations

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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