depreciate
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The yen could depreciate further if the rise in oil prices forces global central banks like the Fed and the European Central Bank to shift toward additional tightening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
And they buy their baby stuff secondhand, as these goods depreciate faster than clothing, cars and electronics, they note.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
“NVIDIA’s customers depreciate GPUs over 4-6 years based on real-world longevity and utilization patterns,” the company said in the memo.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Faced with a balance-of-payments crisis, India dismantled many import controls and let the rupee depreciate - a move that gave a much-needed boost to exporters and domestic producers competing with imports.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
We who are older must not think depreciatingly of them, nor should the young depreciate themselves—their abilities, their time, their opportunities.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
Vocabulary lists containing depreciate
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