depreciate
Example Sentences
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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.
The DXY dollar index was lower, and BofA said the currency looked set to depreciate against this year as lower U.S. rates make it cheaper to take protection against the risk of the currency weakening.
The current wave of protests began after shopkeepers in Tehran went on strike over the rising cost of living and the depreciating value of the currency.
From BBC
Yet gold prices rallied and the dollar depreciated against foreign currencies, moves that could signal jitters about the U.S. policy landscape.
Other experts say that mobile and manufactured homes depreciate over time, especially if they are located on rented land.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
