Depreciate

/dəˈpriʃiˌeɪt/

Synonyms for "depreciate" (195 found)

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Verb(6 words)

devalue amortise amortize amortizes amortizing cheapens

abate ablate abrade abridge abstract abuse allow batebeat downbelittle blaspheme breakbring downbring into discreditbring lowcharge offcheapen compress condemn consume

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cry downcurtail cutcut backcut downcut pricesdamp dampende emphasizede-emphasize debase decline

Adjective(1 words)

amortized constant

Strong matches (59)

decrease decry deduct deflate degrade denigrate deplete deprecate depress deride derogatederogate fromdespise deteriorate detractdetract fromdevaluate devalue diminish disapprove

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disapprove ofdiscommend discount discredit disdain disesteem disgrace disparage dispraise dissipate disvalue dive downgrade downplay draindribble awaydwindleeat awayerode extract fallfall in pricefile awayflout foul

Verb(13 words)

decrease decry defame demean deprecate deteriorates devaluate devalued devalues devaluing diminishdiminish valuedisparage

Noun(1 words)

discounting

Related words (97)

give wayhold in contemptimpairjew downkick backknockknock downleach lessen libel lour lowermake allowancemake light ofmake little ofmake nothing ofmalignmark downminimize misestimate

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misprizenose divenose-dive pareplay downplummet plunge purifyput downrebate reduce refinereflect discredit uponrefund remove retrench ridiculeroll backrub awayrun downsagscale downsell shortset at naughtset little byshave shorten shrinkshrug offsimplify slash slight slump softenspeak ill ofsquanderstep downstigmatize subductsubmit to indignitysubtract taketake a premiumtake awaytake fromtake offtalktalk downthinthin outthink little ofthink nothing oftrim trivializetune downunderestimate underplay underprize underrate underreckon undervalue vilify vitiate vituperate waste wearwear awayweed withdrawwrite downwrite off

Verb(5 words)

loses sunk undervalue vilipendwrite down

Noun(1 words)

undervaluing

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7 relation types

More general

14 entries

accounting practiceasset valuationbelittlechange in valuecriticism decrease devalue diminish disparageeconomic depreciationfall lessenpick atverbal attack

More specific

6 entries

accelerated depreciationasset depreciationcurrency depreciationinsult slurstraight-line depreciation

Collocations

6 entries

accelerated depreciationannual depreciationdepreciate currencydepreciate in valuerate of depreciationtax depreciation

Inflections

3 entries

depreciated depreciates depreciating

Derivations

2 entries

depreciable depreciation

Antonyms

1 entries

appreciate

similar

3 entries

devaluate devalue undervalue

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Some assets depreciate in value.

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Algeria shouldn't depreciate its national currency.

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[…] which […] some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.

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To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself.

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