depreciate
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The amount actually recovered in cases like this often falls well short of the amount embezzled - especially if the money has been spent on consumables, holidays, and luxury goods that depreciate.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Authorities also can depreciate the currency to bolster exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The cost of maintaining military superiority is rising as technological innovation accelerates, even as traditional military capital like tanks, ships, and aircraft become more vulnerable and depreciate faster.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
This just doesn’t work for my family,’” and end up trading in a car with thousands of dollars in negative equity — a more severe problem with EVs, which depreciate in value quickly.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
The object of the bulls is to advance the price of stocks; that of the bears to depreciate.
From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.
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