depreciated

Example Sentences

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Having sat unused in a police yard for over three years, it will have depreciated sharply - perhaps to less than half its original price.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

According to recent data from the AfDB, the currencies of 29 African countries have already depreciated, increasing the cost of servicing external debt, making imports more expensive and reducing foreign exchange reserves,

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

That annual return will continue over the decades while slowly decreasing each year as the assets are depreciated, Ellis said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

As prices have soared and the Iranian currency has depreciated to record lows against the dollar, he sold his car in an effort to keep his company afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

And the tendency of bad money to drive out good is strong enough to justify laws against circulation of depreciated currency.

From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Holland, Frederic May