depreciates in English

verb

1

diminish in value over a period of time.

the pound is expected to depreciate against the dollar

synonyms: decrease in value, lose value, fall in price

2

disparage or belittle (something).

she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste

synonyms: belittle, disparage, denigrate, decry, deprecate, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, diminish, trivialize, disdain, sneer at, scoff at, scorn, knock, badmouth, sell short, pooh-pooh

verb

decrease in value, lose value, fall in price
devalue, cheapen, reduce, lower in price, mark down, discount
belittle, disparage, denigrate, decry, deprecate, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, diminish, trivialize, disdain, sneer at, scoff at, scorn, knock, badmouth, sell short, pooh-pooh
undervalue, devalue, devaluate
deprecate, vilipend

Use "depreciates" in a sentence

1. You write the check, and instantly, it depreciates 30 percent.

2. The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies.

3. Synonyms for Belittles include ridicules, decries, defames, deprecates, depreciates, derogates, disparages, maligns, minimises and minimizes

4. In addition , a new car costing $ 11,000 depreciates in value by about $ 2,500 during the first year .

5. As a result, the value of human capital depreciates with age, which in turn leads to lower earnings (Beach, 1981).

6. A nation with a trade deficit will experience a reduction in its foreign exchange reserves, which ultimately lowers (depreciates) the value of its currency.

7. Greenlays Bank Amortises all its software over a life of 5 years and it depreciates all its hardware over a period of 3 years

8. Also, a mobile home depreciates in value, much as does an automobile, losing about 20 percent of its resale value after the first year; whereas a house often increases in value as the years go by.

9. The Bondman's cell, and break away The chains the State has bound on him!" As the slave becomes enlightened, and shows that he knows he has a right to be free, his value depreciates