Depreciate
11depreciate — deprecate, depreciate 1. The two words are similar in form and in current use overlap somewhat in meaning, but their origin is different. Deprecate is from Latin deprecari ‘to prevent by prayer’ and its primary current meaning is ‘to express… …
12depreciate — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ fully (AmE) VERB + DEPRECIATE ▪ be likely to PREPOSITION ▪ …
13depreciate — verb 1) these cars will depreciate quickly Syn: decrease in value, lose value, fall in price 2) the decision to depreciate property Syn: devalue, cheapen, reduce, lower in price, mark down, discount 3) …
14depreciate — de|pre|ci|ate [dıˈpri:ʃieıt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: depretiare, from Latin pretium price ] 1.) to decrease in value or price ≠ ↑appreciate ▪ New cars depreciate in value quickly. 2.) [T] [i]technical to …
15depreciate — UK [dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt] / US [dɪˈprɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb Word forms depreciate : present tense I/you/we/they depreciate he/she/it depreciates present participle depreciating past tense depreciated past participle depreciated 1) [intransitive] to become less… …
16depreciate — [c]/dəˈpriʃieɪt / (say duh preesheeayt), /dəˈprisieɪt / (say duh preeseeayt) verb (depreciated, depreciating) –verb (t) 1. to reduce the purchasing value of (money). 2. to lessen the value of: *free from all those faults which depreciate so many… …
17depreciate — /dɪ pri:ʃieɪt/ verb 1. to reduce the value of assets in accounts ● We depreciate our company cars over three years. 2. to lose value ● a share which has depreciated by 10% over the year ● The pound has depreciated by 5% against the dollar. ▪▪▪… …
18depreciate — /dɪ pri:ʃieɪt/ verb 1. to reduce the value of assets in accounts ● We depreciate our company cars over three years. 2. to lose value ● a share which has depreciated by 10% over the year ● The pound has depreciated by 5% against the dollar. ▪▪▪… …
19depreciate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare, from Latin de + pretium price more at price Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to lower in estimation or esteem …
20depreciate — See deprecate, depreciate …
