depreciate
verb (used with object)
to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
are depreciating
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present progressiveof depreciate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As capital expenditures have skyrocketed, controversies have occasionally flared over companies’ moves to extend the useful lives of the assets they are depreciating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Big tech companies for years have drawn investor scrutiny when they have extended the useful lives for the assets they are depreciating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Companies are depreciating the servers and networking equipment on a five-to-six-year schedule, up from four years in 2021.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
But he laid out some textbook economics: If you’re overusing your water, then you are depreciating it, he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2016
Now, whenever we know, or suppose, that others are depreciating our personal appearance, our attention is strongly drawn towards ourselves, more especially to our faces.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
