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depreciate
verb
lose in value
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- EPRECIAT
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪˈpɹiːʃɪeɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
lose in value
“The dollar depreciated again”
verb
lower the value of something
“The Fed depreciated the dollar once again”
verb
belittle
“The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts”
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Example Sentences
The dollar depreciated again
The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
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