depreciate
verb (used with object)
to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
has depreciated
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present perfectof depreciate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In the year to date, it has depreciated over 6% versus the greenback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Since the crisis erupted, the interest rates at which Romania borrows have risen, and the lei currency has depreciated against the euro, which reached an all-time high of 5.21 Romanian lei on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The yen has depreciated against almost every major currency this year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Meanwhile the naira, Nigeria’s currency, has depreciated by more than 400% against the US dollar, further worsening the economic hardships.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
In his Three Kingdoms he has depreciated Choo-ko-leang, and made very light of E and E, two other celebrated characters.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke
