depreciation

/dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

annual, bigger, calculated, deliberate

VERB + DEPRECIATION

facing

DEPRECIATION + NOUN

equipment, machinery, yen

Definitions

noun

The state of being depreciated; disparagement.

The decline in value of assets.

asset depreciation

currency depreciation

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a communication that belittles somebody or something

disparagement
derogation

Antonyms

appreciation

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

asset depreciation

Wiktionary

currency depreciation

Wiktionary

The accountant calculated the annual depreciation of the machinery.

Wiktionary

Does depreciation of the yen give rise to inflation?

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Is the Algerian dinar facing a bigger depreciation?

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

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