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depreciate

[dih-pree-shee-eyt] / dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪt /




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And they buy their baby stuff secondhand, as these goods depreciate faster than clothing, cars and electronics, they note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

The catch: They generally don’t break out the costs for each, nor are they required to do so, despite the vastly different time periods in which facilities and chips depreciate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Instead companies depreciate these large costs over time, which is what gets counted in the income statement.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Faced with a balance-of-payments crisis, India dismantled many import controls and let the rupee depreciate - a move that gave a much-needed boost to exporters and domestic producers competing with imports.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Do not understand me to depreciate the value of riding-schools, nor the training which they inculcate.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault




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