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lose value

VERB

cheapen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debase degrade demean denigrate disparage mar minimize

STRONG

abase belittle corrupt damage decline decry depreciate derogate devalue discredit downgrade drop fall lower reduce ruin spoil undervalue

WEAK

beat down mark down render worthless write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve boost compliment elevate enhance honor improve laud praise upgrade

STRONG

ascend commend dignify exalt go up grow increase overrate overvalue raise rise value win

WEAK

appreciate

VERB

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease depreciate deteriorate diminish drop dwindle fail fall lower recede return sag shrink sink slide wane weaken worsen

STRONG

abate backslide cheapen decay degenerate disintegrate droop ebb fade flag languish lapse pine relapse retrograde revert rot settle subside

WEAK

disimprove fall off go downhill go to pot go to the dogs hit the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance ascend develop enlarge expand extend grow improve increase raise reach rise strengthen win

STRONG

build enhance flourish progress

WEAK

go up

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This limits event risk and harnesses time decay, the term for how options lose value each day closer to expiration.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

These products own the VIX futures and are thus not designed to be bought and held, for they lose value due to time decay.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

At the same time, more investors fearful that major currencies may lose value in a world of higher inflation and geopolitical tensions are turning to precious metals for safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Many ordinary Argentines handed over disproportionate sums of pesos to illegal street traders to buy dollars, fearing their money would lose value overnight.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

"Has George found out the time when other seeds lose value?" asked Peter.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

lose value

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