depreciate
verb (used with object)
to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
depreciates
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present tense formof depreciate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As the car gets older, its value depreciates — leading to borrowers paying more than the market value of their vehicle.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
They note that if the won depreciates by 1%, Hyundai’s annual operating profit would increase by 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
If the rupee depreciates, fuel costs more, with knock-on effects for goods that are transported or manufactured.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
But the strategy has shown cracks since November, sources have told Reuters, with prices rising quickly as the country's bolivar currency depreciates against the U.S. dollar.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2023
How sensitive is every man to any thing that depreciates his intellectual character!
From An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females by Catharine Esther Beecher
