depreciate
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Electric vehicles depreciate in value faster than traditional cars, meaning buyers can get a good deal on a used EV that hasn’t been on the road for long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The yen could depreciate further if the rise in oil prices forces global central banks like the Fed and the European Central Bank to shift toward additional tightening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
As a result, higher inflation now provides greater scope for the peso to depreciate, potentially pushing prices even higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Other experts say that mobile and manufactured homes depreciate over time, especially if they are located on rented land.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
And as it is admitted that the tendency of the metals is to depreciate, this tendency should be arrested by demonetizing one of them.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
Vocabulary lists containing depreciate
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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