Synonyms for depreciation
dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃənde·pre·ci·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. depreciationnoun

   a decrease in price or value

   "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

   Synonyms:
   disparagement, derogation, wear and tear

   Antonyms:
   appreciation

2. depreciation, wear and tearnoun

   decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

   Synonyms:
   disparagement, derogation, wear and tear

   Antonyms:
   appreciation

3. disparagement, depreciation, derogationnoun

   a communication that belittles somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   derogation, wear and tear, disparagement, dispraise

   Antonyms:
   appreciation

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1. • Decrease
   • Disrespect

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. depreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   fall in price, diminution of value

2. depreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   detraction, disparagement, derogation, censure

PPDB, the paraphrase database(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "depreciation":

   amortization, amortisation, devaluation, write-down, damping, repayment, allowance, write-off, impairment, consumption

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1. Vladimir Putin:

   If the price of energy is lowered on purpose, this also hits those who introduce those limits, It's far from certain that sanctions, sharp falls in the oil price (and) the depreciation of the national currency will cause negative effects or catastrophic consequences only for us. No such thing will happen!.

2. Yasuo Sakuma:

   Macro drivers such as hopes of additional easing by the Bank of Japan and further depreciation of the yen, have become much weaker, foreign investors could become net sellers of Japan stocks on an annual basis for the first time since 2008.

3. Campos Neto:

   Brazil has a lot of reserves, and as a percentage of GDP they have actually risen because the (FX) depreciation has been greater than the amount we have sold, there is a lot of room to sell reserves. We will continue intervening, and may even increase that intervention if we believe it is necessary.

4. Zhu Haifeng:

   The domestic economy is too bad. There are a few good places in China to put your money, in addition, there's also yuan depreciation pressure.

5. Yang Zhao:

   We need to understand whether (the Chinese central bank) wants to see a sharp depreciation or appreciation. I don't think either is a good solution for China at the moment, they have tools to maintain stability, first they have huge FX reserves, they can use the fixing rate to signal their policy preference to the market.

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