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depreciation allowance |
depreciation charge |
depreciation rate |
depreciative |
depreciator |
depreciatory
| depredate
| depredation
| depress
| depressant
| depressed
depreciatory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective depreciatory has 2 senses
- depreciatory(s = adj.all) depreciating, depreciative - tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" Derived forms verb depreciate3, verb depreciate2
- depreciatory(s = adj.all) belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, slighting - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" Derived form verb depreciate1
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