depreciating Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate; depreciate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
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verb lower the value of something
depreciate.
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
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verb lose in value
devalue; devaluate; depreciate; undervalue.
- The dollar depreciated again
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adjective satellite tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
depreciative; depreciatory.
- a depreciating currency
- depreciatory effects on prices
