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depreciate
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depreciate
v.
reduce the value or cost (of an item or a currency); be reduced in value or cost; disparage
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Depreciation
In accountancy, depreciation refers to two aspects of the same concept:
- The decrease in value of assets (fair value depreciation)
- The allocation of the cost of assets to periods in which the assets are used (depreciation with the matching principle)
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depreciate
Verb
1. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
(synonym) deprecate
(hypernym) disparage, belittle, pick at
(hyponym) deflate, puncture
(derivation) disparagement, depreciation, derogation
2. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
(antonym) appreciate, apprize, apprise
(hypernym) devalue
(hyponym) write off, write down
(verb-group) undervalue, devaluate, devalue
(derivation) depreciation, wear and tear
3. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
(synonym) undervalue, devaluate, devalue
(antonym) appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) depreciation, wear and tear
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depreciarse
v.
depreciate
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depreciate
v.
znehodnotit se; ztrácet hodnotu
