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Cars depreciate, so the last thing you should ever do is spend all your money on one, let alone go even further and spend more than all your money.

However, if the world continues to move more digital than physical, the preciousness of gold may depreciate.

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In a neat illustration of crypto’s volatility, Buterin’s donations effectively depreciated themselves.

Likewise, I’ve found that the appeal of podcasts can appreciate and depreciate in my heart, based on how many mindless chores I’m doing or my overall desire to keep up with the fire hose of news and cultural offerings on any given day.

"If you buy a Tesla today, I believe you are buying an appreciating asset—not a depreciating asset," Musk said in a 2019 podcast episode.

In the first place, there is no truth to the myth that Negroes depreciate property.

The dollar would depreciate, Chinese currency would rise; Chinese exports would decline, U.S. production would increase.

That statement, simply put, means Beijing might actually try to depreciate its currency.

Nor did I attempt to depreciate my achievements; on the contrary, I exaggerated the facts as much as I possibly could.

And he goes on to praise Moore and to depreciate himself, as was his custom.

He could not allow party spirit to depreciate the genius of Napoleon.

I would not depreciate it; so you may hear me patiently, Guy.

We need not emit any more paper, and that already out would depreciate no further.

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On this page you'll find 176 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to depreciate, such as: decrease, depress, deteriorate, diminish, dwindle, and erode.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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