depreciate
gb/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/ us/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
B2
Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
B2
process
1
lose monetary value
If something depreciates, it loses value.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] depreciates; depreciate [something]; [currency] depreciates against [currency]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse depreciate with appreciate, which can mean increase in value.
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
appreciate (increase in value over time)
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gain value (plain expression for becoming more valuable)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
finance
|business
|economics
|consumer_goods
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- My car depreciated after I bought it.
- Some computers depreciate very fast.
Pandiwa
technical
C1
action
2
allocate asset cost
In accounting, to spread the cost of equipment or another asset over the years it is used.
Padron ng paggamit:
depreciate [asset] over [period]; [asset] is depreciated over [period]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In accounting, depreciating an asset does not necessarily mean its market price has fallen by the same amount.
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
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)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
accounting
|finance
|tax
|business
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The company will depreciate the machine over ten years.
- We depreciate our office computers for tax purposes.
Pandiwa
formal
C2
action
3
belittle or disparage
To criticize or undervalue someone or something; this use is formal and uncommon.
Padron ng paggamit:
depreciate [someone/something]; often in negative phrases such as not mean to depreciate [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In everyday conversation, belittle or criticize is usually more natural than depreciate.
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
praise (express approval or admiration)
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value (treat as important or worthwhile)
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appreciate (recognize worth or importance)
Mga kolokasyon
depreciate someone's contribution
|depreciate an achievement
|depreciate the importance of something
|depreciate their efforts
|depreciate someone's work
|depreciate a culture
Mga tema
communication
|criticism
|social_relations
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Please do not depreciate her work.
- His words depreciated their efforts.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
depreciate
IPA
GB/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
US/dɪpɹˈiʃiˌeɪt/
Mga pantig at diin
de - pre - ci - ate (4 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pre)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: depreciate
- 3rd Person Singular: depreciates
- Present Participle: depreciating
- Past: depreciated
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.