depreciation C1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /dɪˌpriːʃiːˈeɪʃən/ UK /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #63251 Meanings 1 noun a decrease in price or value Depreciation of the dollar against the yen. 2 noun The decline in value of assets. Asset depreciation. 3 noun 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. 4 noun a communication that belittles somebody or something Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a communication that... derogation Word family Derived forms depreciationalself-depreciation Common collocations depreciation allowance Noun + noun Etymology From French dépréciation. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # depreciation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˌpriːʃiːˈeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 63251 ## Meanings 1. a decrease in price or value 2. The decline in value of assets. 3. 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. 4. a communication that belittles somebody or something ## Examples - Depreciation of the dollar against the yen. - Asset depreciation. - Annual depreciation. ## Derived Forms - depreciational - self-depreciation ## Etymology From French dépréciation. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown