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Meanings of depreciative in English

Tending to diminish or disparage.

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Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value.

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Examples for "depreciating"
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Murphy, for example, does not want to invest in a depreciating asset.
Reuters
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Such is the view of the Empire on the depreciating side.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 2.
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And while it sits, your car is doing one thing: depreciating.
Wired
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Logically, we must begin by depreciating the ministers of this religion.
The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"
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The rupee has been appreciating, while the yen has been depreciating.
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Usage of depreciative in English
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This was characteristic of him-­everdepreciative of self, and rejoicing in other men's labours.
Fletcher of Madeley
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Spade made a depreciative mouth, raising his eyebrows.
The maltese falcon
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He lifted a depreciative shoulder.
The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
Depreciative through the time