Antonyms for depreciation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-pree-shee-ey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən

increase

Definition of depreciation

Origin : 1767, "a lowering of value" (originally of currency), noun of action from depreciate. Meaning "loss of value of a durable good by age or wear" is from 1900.

noun devaluation

Example sentences :

"There's a good view from the window," he said to console her for his depreciation of the picture.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

But there were social as well as moral reasons for the depreciation of Malory and Boccaccio.
Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson

This is not said in depreciation of England's military powers.
Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann

It may put on the garb of humility, and use the language of depreciation.
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

If neither is undertaken, depreciation sets in all the faster.
Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various

But in 1741 the rate of depreciation was certainly much higher.
Extract from : « Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period » by Various

The great "boom" of the West began after the depreciation had commenced.
Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

As he could not forgive Descartes, so Cousin cannot forgive him for his depreciation of Descartes.
Extract from : « Pascal » by John Tulloch

"Oh—" She made a little sound of depreciation and happiness.
Extract from : « Moor Fires » by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

You know what it came to, labor, materials, depreciation on machinery—everything?
Extract from : « Subversive » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

Synonyms for depreciation

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