depreciator

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noun

Someone who depreciates.

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Meanings

noundepreciator (plural depreciators)

plural depreciators

  1. economicsSomeone who depreciates.

    Any advantage gained from depreciation is usually temporary because prices in the depreciator's market tend to rise if for no other reason than the increase in international demand for its goods. The reduction in purchasing power of[…]

    1961, Charles Lee Prather, Money and Banking

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who disparages or belittles the worth of something

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From depreciate + -or.

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Translations

Polish amortyzator
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Cite this entry
APA

depreciator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciator

MLA

“depreciator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depreciator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciator.

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