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Antonyms for depreciation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-pree-shee-ey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən

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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