depreciator
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de·pre·ci·ate
(dĭ-prē′shē-āt′)v. de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates
v.tr.
1. To lessen the price or value of: An increase in the supply of money depreciated the currency.
2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
v.intr.
To diminish in price or value: "When issued in excess, as during the Revolution, paper depreciated in value" (Daniel Feller).
[Medieval Latin dēpreciāre, dēpreciāt-, alteration of Latin dēpretiāre : dē-, de- + pretium, price; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
de·pre′cia·ble (-shə-bəl) adj.
de·pre′ci·a′tor n.
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| Noun | 1. | depreciator - one who disparages or belittles the worth of something cynic, faultfinder - someone who is critical of the motives of others backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel hatemonger - one who arouses hatred for others muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) |
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