Depreciation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decrease in price or value

decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹts/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹts/.

Examples

depreciation of the dollar against the yen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

derogation disparagement wear and tear

Antonyms

appreciation

Parts of Speech

noun	a decrease in price or value “depreciation of the dollar against the yen”
noun	decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
noun	a communication that belittles somebody or something

Word Forms

depreciate	verb	lower the value of something
disparage	verb	express a negative opinion of
derogate	verb	cause to seem less serious; play down

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abschreibung

eine Preis- oder Wertminderung

🇫🇷French

dépréciation

une diminution du prix ou de la valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

depreciación

una disminución en el precio o valor

🇮🇹Italian

ammortamento

una diminuzione del prezzo o del valore

🇳🇱Dutch

afschrijving

een daling van de prijs of waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

depreciação

uma diminuição no preço ou valor

🇷🇺Russian

амортизация

снижение цены или стоимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूल्यह्रास

कीमत या मूल्य में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অবচয়

মূল্য বা মূল্য হ্রাস

🇮🇳Tamil

தேய்மானம்

விலை அல்லது மதிப்பில் குறைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తరుగుదల

ధర లేదా విలువలో తగ్గుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

घसारा

किंमत किंवा मूल्यात घट

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવમૂલ્યન

કિંમત અથવા મૂલ્યમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವಕಳಿ

ಬೆಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂല്യത്തകർച്ച

വിലയിലോ മൂല്യത്തിലോ ഉള്ള കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

ਕੀਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرسودگی

قیمت یا قدر میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

折旧

价格或价值下降

🇯🇵Japanese

減価償却費

価格または価値の低下

🇰🇷Korean

감가 상각

가격이나 가치의 감소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khấu hao

sự giảm giá hoặc giá trị

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าเสื่อมราคา

ราคาหรือมูลค่าลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

depresiasi

penurunan harga atau nilai

🇵🇭Filipino

pamumura

pagbaba ng presyo o halaga

🇲🇾Malay

susut nilai

penurunan harga atau nilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستهلاك

انخفاض في السعر أو القيمة

🇮🇷Persian

استهلاک

کاهش قیمت یا ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

amortisman

fiyat veya değerde azalma

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּחָת

ירידה במחיר או ערך

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