depreciate
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The amount actually recovered in cases like this often falls well short of the amount embezzled - especially if the money has been spent on consumables, holidays, and luxury goods that depreciate.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Authorities also can depreciate the currency to bolster exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Another meaningful tailwind for emerging-markets stocks is an expectation that the dollar will depreciate.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
The cost of maintaining military superiority is rising as technological innovation accelerates, even as traditional military capital like tanks, ships, and aircraft become more vulnerable and depreciate faster.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
It served him as a weapon when he wished to depreciate Llera's schemes, though he would afterwards avail himself of them, and owed to them considerable additions to his wealth.
From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s
They note that if the won depreciates by 1%, Hyundai’s annual operating profit would increase by 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
A car’s value, meanwhile, depreciates over time, so the borrower runs a risk of becoming “upside down” on the loan, or owing more than the car is worth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Amounts owed to boxers do not gain interest or adjust for inflation once a fighter is eligible at age 50, meaning the value depreciates over time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
A replacement battery for a Tesla Model 3 can cost up to $20,000, for a vehicle that retails at around $43,000 but depreciates quickly over time.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023
With the modesty characteristic of a patriotic spirit, Mrs. Mendenhall depreciates her own labors and sacrifices.
From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Henry W. Bellows
This means that if a homeowner needs a new roof, the insurer only covers the depreciated value of the roof rather than the entire replacement cost.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
According to his calculations, the Indian rupee has depreciated by between 35% and 47% against the currencies of major study destinations since 2019.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The rupee has depreciated over 6% year-to-date against the dollar, trading at 95.6075, amid Middle East conflict and oil price concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The yen depreciated about 17% against the dollar over the past four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The Commander-in-chief is well aware how much the services of the officers of the transport-train have been depreciated, and how unfairly blame has been attached to them for shortcomings beyond their control.
From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
With newer, more powerful chips continually being developed, operators of data centers have to keep updating chips while depreciating the value of older assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
On balance, Gave is minded to forecast the yen’s depreciating days may be ending.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Companies selling each other lots of AI gear but depreciating it slowly is another temporary accounting boost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“I can see the thing depreciating in half in the last day,” said Schmier, before adding that he was joking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
A flush of crimson crept modestly to her cheeks, and she made a depreciating moue.”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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