Synonyms for depreciation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-pree-shee-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən |
Définition 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
- "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
Antonyms for depreciation
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