depreciated
Declined in value
Depreciated describes something that has lost value over time.
Assets depreciate as they age or wear out: The car depreciated the moment I drove it off the lot.
In accounting, depreciation spreads the cost of equipment across its useful life.
Currency depreciates when its exchange rate falls.
Figuratively, to depreciate something is to belittle or undervalue it: He deprecated her contributions to the project—though this sense more properly belongs to deprecate.
Criticized with contempt
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
slighted · minimized · trivialized · devalued · dismissed · demeaned · underestimated · downplayed
Became worse over time
- wornDamaged by use
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- agedAdvanced in years
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
faded · corroded · rusted · decayed · dilapidated · run-down · shabby · battered
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- write-downReduction in recorded value
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- assetItem of value owned
- capitalizationUsing big letters properly
expense · impairment · obsolescence · salvage · straight-line · accelerated · depletion · noncash
disparaged
Criticized with contempt
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
denigrated · slighted · minimized · trivialized · devalued · dismissed · demeaned · underestimated · downplayed · disrespected
deteriorated
Became worse over time
degraded · faded · corroded · rusted · decayed · dilapidated · run-down · shabby · battered · eroded
amortization
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- write-downReduction in recorded value
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- assetItem of value owned
capitalization · expense · impairment · obsolescence · salvage · straight-line · accelerated · depletion · noncash · ledger
devalued
Lowered in worth
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- inflationSustained price level increase
- weakenedMade less capable
forex · monetary · deflation · plunge · downturn · erosion · adjustment · dollar · peso · lira
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, reduced, diminished
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- price wordscheap, expensive, costly, affordable, pricey
- currency typeslegal tender, reserve currency, hard currency, soft currency, fiat currency
- vehicle depreciationLoss in automobile value
depreciate, depreciation, depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory, depreciates, depreciator, depreciations