depreciate
pronunciation
How to pronounce depreciate in British English:
UK [dɪˈpriːʃieɪt]
How to pronounce depreciate in American English:
US [dɪˈpriːʃieɪt]
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- Verb:
- belittle
- lower the value of something
- lose in value
Word Origin
- depreciate
- depreciate: see price
- depreciate (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare "to lower the price of, undervalue," from de- "down" (see de-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Related: Depreciated; depreciating; depreciatory.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Any new currency would depreciate and inflation would soar .
- 2. This alienation leads us to value things in an excessive way and then to depreciate ourselves and , by extension , do deny the humanity of our peers .
- 3. It would depreciate rapidly . But that is desperately needed .
- 4. How will global imbalances be corrected if surplus countries try to depreciate ?
- 5. The currencies of countries with full war chests did not depreciate ; some rose .