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TOEFL BNC: 22863 COCA: 23823

depreciate

Word family 
de·pre·ci·ate /dɪˈpriːʃieɪt/ verb  
1  [intransitiveI]VALUE to decrease in value or price 贬值，跌价 OPP appreciate
 New cars depreciate in value quickly.
新车掉价很快。
2  [transitiveT] technical to reduce the value of something over time, especially for tax purposes 使折旧
 Company computers are depreciated at 50% per year.
公司电脑每年的折旧率为50%。
3  [transitiveT] formalIMPORTANT# to make something seem unimportant 贬低〔重要性〕，轻视
 those who depreciate the importance of art in education
贬低艺术在教育中重要性的那些人
Examples from the Corpus
depreciate• Just how much people will switch out of sterling depends on how much they think the exchange rate will depreciate.• These notes are postmarked from countries where the dollar has just gotten weaker, or depreciated.• His call reflects concern that other currencies could depreciate against the euro, leading to strains among the 15 member states.• By depreciating against the other currencies as needed, the scavenger currency would insulate them from this local depression.• A new car depreciates more quickly than a second-hand one.• And you could depreciate one-eighth of your tax basis in your home.• The entire cost of an asset is depreciated over a period of years.• New cars depreciate quickly in the first two years.• US investors anticipate that the Deutschmark will, in the long term, depreciate relative to the dollar.• It is clear from the data that the dollar began to depreciate steadily after March 1985.• Thus, the United States government might attempt to depreciate the dollar when our economy is in recession.• Dana depreciates the value of his relationships with his friends in his poetry.• For other assets there is no provision, statutory or professional, to depreciate them.
From Longman Business Dictionary
depreciatede·pre·ci·ate /dɪˈpriːʃieɪt/ verb
1[intransitiveI] to decrease in value over a period of time
If you don’t get your car serviced regularly, it will depreciate quickly.
2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE if a currency depreciates, it goes down in value compared to the currencies of other countries
People will switch to dollars, depending on how much they think the exchange rate will depreciate.
Mexico’s central bank was committed to depreciating the peso by no more than 6.6% against the dollar.
3[transitiveT]ACCOUNTINGTAXLAW to reduce the value of a FIXED ASSET over the particular period of time allowed under tax law
Other fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis at annual rates which vary according to the class of asset.
Origin depreciate
(1400-1500) Late Latin depretiare, from Latin pretium “price”
de·pre·ci·ate verb
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TOEFL BNC: 22863 COCA: 23823
depreciate

verb

ADVERB | VERB + DEPRECIATE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤quickly, rapidly迅速／快速貶值▸➤fully (NAmE) 完全貶值VERB + DEPRECIATE➤be likely to可能貶值PREPOSITION➤against相對⋯貶值◇The US dollar is expected to depreciate against the euro.美元預計對歐元貶值。➤by貶值⋯◇The peso depreciated by 9%.比索貶值了 9%。PHRASES➤depreciate in value貶值◇Cars depreciate in value rapidly.汽車貶值很快。
TOEFL BNC: 22863 COCA: 23823
TOEFL BNC: 22863 COCA: 23823
depreciate
To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
To make something seem less important or special: play down, minimize, downplay...

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