depreciate
Example Sentences
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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
Electric vehicles depreciate in value faster than traditional cars, meaning buyers can get a good deal on a used EV that hasn’t been on the road for long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
As a result, higher inflation now provides greater scope for the peso to depreciate, potentially pushing prices even higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Accounting guidelines say Targa has to depreciate investments in pipelines over two decades, even though the infrastructure lasts for four or five decades.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
It is plain that a currency so supported cannot depreciate more than the loans; in other words, below the general credit of the country.
From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.
Vocabulary lists containing depreciate
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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