depreciation

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noun

1. a decrease in price or value (Freq. 2)
- depreciation of the dollar against the yen
• Ant:
appreciation
• Derivationally related forms:
depreciate
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
wear and tear
• Derivationally related forms:
depreciate
• Hypernyms:
financial loss, non-cash expense
• Hyponyms:
straight-line method, straight-line method of depreciation, write-off, write-down
3. a communication that belittles somebody or something
• Syn:
disparagement, derogation
• Derivationally related forms:
derogate (for: derogation), depreciate, disparage (for: disparagement)
• Members of this Usage Domain:
touchy-feely, effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness,
womanishness, unmanliness, darky, darkie, darkey, boy,
nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra,
Tom, Uncle Tom, paleface, white trash, poor white trash, whitey,
honky, honkey, honkie, coolie, cooly, Oriental,
oriental person, yellow man, yellow woman, gook, slant-eye, Red Indian,
Injun, red man, papist, kike, hymie, sheeny,
yid, chink, Chinaman, Paddy, Mick, Mickey,
wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball, Jap,
Nip, spic, spik, spick, greaser, wetback,
taco, Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun,
butch, dike, dyke, fagot, faggot, fag,
fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof,
poove, pouf, half-caste, half-breed, Indian giver, kaffir,
kafir, caffer, caffre, mammy, Moonie, nazi,
pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny, shegetz, shiksa, shikse,
street arab, gamin, throwaway, suit, tree hugger, wog
• Hypernyms:
disrespect, discourtesy
• Hyponyms:
cold water, denigration, belittling, aspersion, slur,
detraction, petty criticism, sour grapes, condescension, disdain, patronage,
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disparagement, derogation, wear and tear