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depreciatory

[dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh-] / dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə- /


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"Given that investor concern over domestic policy has not been resolved, we expect depreciatory pressure on the rupiah to persist," BMI said.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

I did a lot of self depreciatory jokes aimed at myself, aimed at my colour because I had seen a lot of other black comedians do it.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2016

Johnston had chartered a private plane, was waiting on the platform at every major stop, issuing depreciatory statements.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at the core of it are the exorcism prayers themselves, which are composed of the imperative and the depreciatory.

From Time Magazine Archive

We are surprised and disappointed to find Mr. Arnold speaking rather coldly of it; and M. Scherer likewise refers to it in a depreciatory tone, though he gives different reasons for his conclusion.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred




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