depreciation
/dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/
depreciation noun: the state of being depreciated; disparagement.
Noun
depreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)
- The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- The decline in value of assets.
- asset depreciation
- currency depreciation
- The 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
depreciation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
depreciation in Hindi
- the decline in value of assets
- अवक्षयण avakṣayaṇ
- the measurement of the decline in value of assets
- अवक्षयण avakṣayaṇ
depreciation in Tamil
- தேய்மானம், மதிப்புக் குறைதல், மதிப்பிறக்கம், மதிப்பிறக்கம் தேய்மானம், குறைமானம், மதிப்பிழப்பு
depreciation in Bengali
- depreciation, loss
- ক্ষতি khoti
depreciation in Malayalam
- വിലയിടിക്കൽ, തേയ്മാനം
More languagesFewer languages
- depreciation in Kannada
- ಇಳಿತಾಯ, ಸವೆಕಳಿ, ಸವಕಳಿ, ತಗ್ಗಿಸುವುದು
- depreciation in Tagalog
- depresasyon
- depreciation in Malay
- susut nilai
- depreciation in Indonesian
- depresiasi, penyusutan
Examples of depreciation in a sentence
- The accountant calculated the annual depreciation of the machinery.
- There was a sharp depreciation in the value of the currency.
Forms of depreciation
| plural | depreciations |
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Origin of depreciation
Borrowed from French dépréciation.
Words formed from depreciation
Words that rhyme with depreciation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about depreciation
- What does depreciation mean?
- Depreciation means the state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- What is depreciation in Hindi?
- Depreciation in Hindi is अवक्षयण (avakṣayaṇ). See Depreciation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use depreciation in a sentence?
- The accountant calculated the annual depreciation of the machinery.
- What part of speech is depreciation?
- Depreciation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce depreciation?
- Depreciation is pronounced /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of depreciation?
- The plural of depreciation is depreciations.
Words near depreciation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: depreciation (page history and authors); depreciation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ক্ষতি (Bengali) (page history and authors); depreciation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); depreciation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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