depreciate

depreciate is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.
2. intransitive verb. To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is convertible into specie.
3. verb. lose in value

   "The dollar depreciated again"

   Synonyms: devaluate, devalue, undervalue

4. verb. lower the value of something

   "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

5. verb. belittle

   "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

   Synonyms: deprecate, vilipend

Synonyms

devaluate, devalue, undervalue, deprecate, vilipend

Common word forms

depreciated, depreciates, depreciating

Words from these letters

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