Meanings
adjectivedepreciable (not comparable)
- not comparableAble to be depreciated.
When my turn came, I said, “Mr. President, I know you’re interested in tax reform because when you were an actor, the marginal tax rate was 90 percent — and Mr. President, I’m interested in tax reform because when I was a basketball player, I was a depreciable asset.”
2009 August 30, Bill Bradley, “Tax Reform’s Lesson for Health Care Reform”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchdépréciable
- Englishdepreciable
From French dépréciable.
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APA
depreciable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciable
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“depreciable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depreciable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciable.
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