Meanings
noundepreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)
plural depreciations
- countableuncountableThe state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- countableuncountableThe decline in value of assets.
asset depreciation
3 more examples
currency depreciation
The accountant calculated the annual depreciation of the machinery.
There was a sharp depreciation in the value of the currency.
- countableuncountableaccountingThe measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
annual depreciation
Synonyms & antonyms
noundecrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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Broader
financial lossnon-cash expense
nouna communication that belittles somebody or something
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*próti
- Proto-Italic*pretjom
- Latinpretium
- Late Latindēpretiāre
- Frenchdéprécier
- Frenchdépréciation
- Englishdepreciation
Borrowed from French dépréciation.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обезценяване, обезценка
- обезценяване (obezcenjavane)the decline in value of assets
- обезценка (obezcenka)the measurement of the decline in value of assets
- амортизация (amortizacija)the measurement of the decline in value of assets
Catalan depreciació, depreciació
- depreciacióthe decline in value of assets
- depreciacióthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Chinese Mandarin 折舊 /折旧
- 折舊 /折旧 (zhéjiù)the decline in value of assets
Danish afskrivning
- afskrivningthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Dutch depreciatie, depreciatie
- depreciatiethe decline in value of assets
- depreciatiethe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Finnish arvon aleneminen, arvonalennus
- arvon aleneminenthe decline in value of assets
- arvonalennusthe decline in value of assets
- arvonvähennysthe decline in value of assets
- arvon laskuthe decline in value of assets
- arvon väheneminenthe decline in value of assets
- poistothe measurement of the decline in value of assets
French dépréciation, dépréciation
- dépréciationstate
- dépréciationthe decline in value of assets
Greek απόσβεση
- απόσβεση (apósvesi)the measurement of the decline in value of assets
Hindi अवक्षयण, अवक्षयण
- अवक्षयण (avakṣayaṇ)the decline in value of assets
- अवक्षयण (avakṣayaṇ)the measurement of the decline in value of assets
Hungarian leértékelés, ócsárlás
- leértékelésstate
- ócsárlásstate
- becsmérlésstate
- leszólásstate
- lekicsinylésstate
- elértéktelenedésthe decline in value of assets
- devalválódásthe decline in value of assets
- elértéktelenítésthe decline in value of assets
- devalválásthe decline in value of assets
- értékcsökkenésthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
- amortizációthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
- amortizálódásthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Indonesian depresiasi, penyusutan
- depresiasithe measurement of the decline in value of assets
- penyusutanthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Irish dímheas
- dímheasthe decline in value of assets
Italian ammortamento, ammortamento
- ammortamentostate
- ammortamentothe decline in value of assets
- ammortamentothe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Japanese 減価償却
- 減価償却 (genka shōkyaku)the decline in value of assets
Korean 감가상각, 감가상각
- 감가상각 (gamgasanggak)the decline in value of assets
- 감가상각 (gamgasanggak)the measurement of the decline in value of assets
Malay susut nilai
- susut nilaithe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Māori hekenga wāriu
- hekenga wāriuthe decline in value of assets
Polish amortyzacja, deprecjacja
- amortyzacjastate
- deprecjacjastate
- dewaluacjastate
- amortyzacjathe decline in value of assets
- deprecjacjathe decline in value of assets
- dewaluacjathe decline in value of assets
- amortyzacjathe measurement of the decline in value of assets
- deprecjacjathe measurement of the decline in value of assets
- dewaluacjathe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Romanian depreciere
- deprecierethe decline in value of assets
Russian амортиза́ция, обесце́нивание
- амортиза́ция (amortizácija)the decline in value of assets
- обесце́нивание (obescénivanije)the decline in value of assets
Swedish värdeminskning, avskrivning
- värdeminskningthe decline in value of assets
- avskrivningthe measurement of the decline in value of assets
Tagalog depresasyon
- depresasyonthe decline in value of assets
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with depreciation
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APA
depreciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciation
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“depreciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depreciation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciation.
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