About The Word Depreciation

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Depreciation

Depreciation Meaning & Definition
Depreciation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Depreciation?

[n] a decrease in price or value over time; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"
[n] a communication that belittles somebody or something
[n] decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

Synonyms | Synonyms for Depreciation: derogation | disparagement | wear and tear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Depreciation: abatement | ablation | abridgment | agio | alleviation | allowance | attenuation | attrition | backbiting | backstabbing | bank discount | belittlement | belittling | break | breakage | calumny | cash discount | chain discount | charge-off | cheapening | comedown | concession | consumption | contempt | contraction | curtailment | cut | cutting | dampening | damping | debasement | decadence | decadency | declension | declination | decline | decrease | decrement | decrescence | decrial | deduction | defamation | deflation | deformation | degeneracy | degenerateness | degeneration | degradation | demotion | denigration | depletion | depravation | depravedness | deprecation | depression | derogation | descent | deterioration | detraction | devaluation | devolution | diminishment | diminution | dip | disapproval | discommendation | discount | discrediting | disgrace | disparagement | dispraise | dissipation | disvaluation | dive | downtrend | downturn | downward mobility | downward trend | drain | drawback | drop | dying | dying off | ebb | effeteness | erosion | evaporation | exhaustion | expenditure | extenuation | extraction | fade-out | fading | failing | failure | failure of nerve | faint praise | fall | falling-off | impairment | impoverishment | indignity | involution | kickback | knocking | languishment | lapse | leakage | lessening | letup | loss of tone | lowering | lukewarm support | markdown | miniaturization | minimization | minimizing | misestimation | misprision | misprizal | misprizing | mitigation | nose dive | penalty | penalty clause | percentage | plummet | plummeting | plunge | premium | price cut | price fall | price reduction | price-cut | putting down | rebate | rebatement | reduction | refund | regression | relaxation | remission | retraction | retrenchment | retrocession | retrogradation | retrogression | ridicule | rollback | sag | sagging | salvage | scaling down | scandal | setoff | shortening | shrinkage | simplicity | slander | slash | slighting | slippage | slump | sour grapes | subtraction | tale | tare | time discount | trade discount | tret | truncation | underestimate | underestimation | underrating | underreckoning | underselling | undervaluation | using | using up | wane | wastage | waste | weakening | wearing | wearing away | write-off

See Also | aspersion | belittling | calumny | condescension | decrease | defamation | denigration | detraction | diminution | discourtesy | disdain | disrespect | financial loss | hatchet job | obloquy | patronage | petty criticism | reduction | slur | sour grapes | step-down | traducement | write-down | write-off

Depreciation In Webster's Dictionary

\De*pre`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]pr['e]ciation.] 1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation. 2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. --Burke. 3. the state of being depreciated.

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