depreciates
Declines in value
Depreciates means loses value over time.
Cars depreciate the moment they leave the lot; equipment depreciates as it ages and wears.
In accounting, businesses depreciate assets by deducting portions of their cost over their useful life.
The word also means to belittle or disparage: He constantly depreciates her accomplishments.
The financial sense dominates modern usage.
Gradual debt reduction schedule
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- depletionReduction of supply
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
- assetsOwned items of value
balance · accounting · ledger · expense · capital · investment · straight-line · accelerated
Express low opinion of
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- undermineWeaken by stealth
detract · decry · downplay · minimize · underrate · undervalue · dismiss · mock
Gradual wearing away
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- degradationDecline in condition
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
attrition · decay · fading · rust · oxidation · friction · abrasion · tarnish
amortization
Gradual debt reduction schedule
assets · balance · accounting · ledger · expense · capital · investment · straight-line · accelerated · fiscal
disparage
Express low opinion of
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- discreditHarm another's reputation
undermine · detract · decry · downplay · minimize · underrate · undervalue · dismiss · mock · scorn
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- degradationDecline in condition
weathering · attrition · decay · fading · rust · oxidation · friction · abrasion · tarnish · fatigue
devalue
Reduce perceived worth
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
monetary · forex · weakening · dollar · peso · lira · floating · peg · debasement · hyperinflation
- vehicle depreciationLoss in automobile value
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