- past tense form of depreciate.
- past participle of depreciate.
depreciated
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The yen depreciated about 15% against the dollar over the past four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But the peso has since depreciated again, falling back to pre-intervention levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
This means that if a homeowner needs a new roof, the insurer only covers the depreciated value of the roof rather than the entire replacement cost.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Having sat unused in a police yard for over three years, it will have depreciated sharply - perhaps to less than half its original price.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Loud and resounding protests have been entered against the "dishonesty" of making payments in "depreciated dollars."
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones
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