1 [V] to become less valuable over a period of time:
New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road. * Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today.
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2 [VN] (business) to reduce the value, as stated in the company's accounts, of a particular ASSET over a particular period of time:
The bank depreciates PCs over a period of five years.
3 [VN] (formal) to make sth seem unimportant or of no value:
I had no intention of depreciating your contribution.
depreciation noun [U]:
currency depreciation * the depreciation of fixed assets
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