depreciate
gb/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/ us/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
B2
Английски
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
B2
process
1
lose monetary value
If something depreciates, it loses value.
Модел на употреба:
[something] depreciates; depreciate [something]; [currency] depreciates against [currency]
Честа грешка:
Do not confuse depreciate with appreciate, which can mean increase in value.
Синоними
lose value (plain, everyday equivalent)
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decline (more general; can refer to value, quality, or amount)
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fall (common for prices, currencies, and market values)
Антоними
appreciate (increase in value over time)
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gain value (plain expression for becoming more valuable)
Колокации
cars depreciate
|property depreciates
|a currency depreciates
|depreciate quickly
|depreciate sharply
|depreciate against the dollar
|depreciate in value
|depreciate over time
|depreciate by 10%
|depreciate the value of a home
Теми
finance
|business
|economics
|consumer_goods
Примери
- New cars often depreciate quickly in the first few years.
- The pound depreciated against the euro after the announcement.
- Poor maintenance can depreciate the value of a property.
Примери за учащи
- My car depreciated after I bought it.
- Some computers depreciate very fast.
Глагол
technical
C1
action
2
allocate asset cost
In accounting, to spread the cost of equipment or another asset over the years it is used.
Модел на употреба:
depreciate [asset] over [period]; [asset] is depreciated over [period]
Честа грешка:
In accounting, depreciating an asset does not necessarily mean its market price has fallen by the same amount.
Синоними
write off (often means deduct or expense, sometimes gradually for tax or accounting purposes)
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amortize (similar accounting idea, especially for intangible assets or loans)
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expense (broader; means record something as a cost)
Антоними
capitalize (record a cost as an asset rather than an immediate expense)
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write up (increase the recorded book value of an asset)
Колокации
depreciate an asset
|depreciate equipment
|depreciate machinery
|depreciate a vehicle
|depreciate over five years
|depreciate on a straight-line basis
|depreciate for tax purposes
|depreciate the cost
|fully depreciated
Теми
accounting
|finance
|tax
|business
Примери
- The company depreciates its delivery vans over five years.
- Businesses can depreciate equipment to reflect wear and tear.
- The asset was depreciated on a straight-line basis.
Примери за учащи
- The company will depreciate the machine over ten years.
- We depreciate our office computers for tax purposes.
Глагол
formal
C2
action
3
belittle or disparage
To criticize or undervalue someone or something; this use is formal and uncommon.
Модел на употреба:
depreciate [someone/something]; often in negative phrases such as not mean to depreciate [something]
Честа грешка:
In everyday conversation, belittle or criticize is usually more natural than depreciate.
Синоними
belittle (more common and direct in everyday English)
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disparage (formal; emphasizes negative or disrespectful comment)
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devalue (emphasizes treating something as less valuable)
Антоними
praise (express approval or admiration)
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value (treat as important or worthwhile)
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appreciate (recognize worth or importance)
Колокации
depreciate someone's contribution
|depreciate an achievement
|depreciate the importance of something
|depreciate their efforts
|depreciate someone's work
|depreciate a culture
Теми
communication
|criticism
|social_relations
Примери
- I do not mean to depreciate his courage, but the rescue was a team effort.
- The report should not depreciate the importance of local knowledge.
- She felt the review depreciated years of careful research.
Примери за учащи
- Please do not depreciate her work.
- His words depreciated their efforts.
Граматика
Речникова форма
depreciate
IPA
GB/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
US/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
Срички и ударение
de - pre - ci - ate (4 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pre)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: depreciate
- 3rd Person Singular: depreciates
- Present Participle: depreciating
- Past: depreciated
Изрази
depreciate against
1/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt əɡˈɛnst/
phrasal verb
business
lose relative currency value
When one currency depreciates against another, it becomes worth less compared with that currency.
Примери
- The yen depreciated against the dollar during the week.
- If the peso depreciates against the euro, imported goods may become more expensive.
- The currency has depreciated against most of its major trading partners.
depreciating asset
1/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈæsˌɛt/
fixed phrase
business
asset losing value
A thing you own that usually becomes worth less over time.
Примери
- A new car is usually a depreciating asset.
- Borrowing heavily to buy a depreciating asset can be risky.
- Some investors avoid putting too much cash into depreciating assets.
fully depreciated
1/fˈʊli dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
technical
asset fully written off
In accounting, the asset's cost has already been completely counted as an expense.
Примери
- The old printer is fully depreciated, but it still works.
- They sold a fully depreciated truck for a small gain.
- Even though the equipment was fully depreciated, it remained on the factory floor.