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depreciation

noun
🔊/dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/
🔊/dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a decrease in value over a period of time贬值；跌价
    • currency depreciation货币贬值
    • The currency suffered steep depreciations in the exchange rate.货币汇率急剧贬值。
    opposite appreciation (4)
  2. [uncountable] (business商业) the act of reducing the value, as stated in the company's accounts, of a particular asset over a particular period of time折旧
    • the depreciation of fixed assets固定资产折旧