depreciation

Noun

a decrease in price or value

antonym

appreciation
derivation

depreciate depreciate
hypernym

decrease diminution reduction step-down

a communication that belittles somebody or something

synonym	derogation disparagement
derivation	depreciate
hypernym	discourtesy disrespect
hyponym	aspersion belittling calumniation calumny cold water condescension defamation denigration detraction disdain hatchet job obloquy patronage petty criticism slur sour grapes traducement
is exemplified by	abductor abetter abettor absconder abuser accessary accessory accessory after the fact accessory before the fact accessory during the fact addict addict adulterer adulteress aggravator aggressor agitator Al Capone alien alien alien absconder alienator Alphonse Capone ambusher Ananias anathema annihilator annoyance annoyer annoying anserine apache arms-runner Arnold arriviste arsonist asphyxiate ass assailant assassin assassinate assassinator assaulter asshole attacker authoritarian avenger awkward awkwardness awkwardness backbiter backscratcher backseat driver backslider bad egg bad hat bad person badgerer bag bagman baldhead baldness baldpate baldy bandit bank robber barbarian Barbarossa Barbary pirate barnburner barrater barrator Bartholomew Roberts bastard bastard bastard bawd beast beastliness beggar beggary begging beguiler bellyacher Benedict Arnold bete noire betrayer Big Brother Billie the Kid Billy the Kid bimbo bitch black sheep Blackbeard blackguard blackmailer blighter blighter blockhead bloke blood blowhard blowsy blowzy bludgeoner bluffer blunderer blusterer BM boarder boaster Boche body snatcher body waste bonehead Bonney boob booby booger boor booster Booth bootlegger bore botcher bothersome bottom feeder bounder boy braggart bragger brainless brat bravo briber brigand brown rat brute buccaneer bucktooth buffoon bugger bull bullshit bully bully bullyboy bum bumbler bump off bumpkinly bungler burglar buster busybody butch butcher butcher butterball buttinsky by-blow cad caffer caffre Capone card shark card sharp card sharper cardsharp cardsharper carnality carper carpetbagger Casanova cat burglar cattle thief cerumen changeling chap charlatan charmer cheat cheater child molester Chinaman chink chiseler chiseller chump churl churl claim jumper climber clip artist clochard clown clumsiness clumsiness clumsy clunky cocksucker coconspirator cocotte coiner cold fish collaborationist collaborator collaborator common scold complainer con artist con man concubine confederate confidence man conspirator contrabandist convict coolie cooly coquette corsair counterfeiter courtesan cow cowardly coyote crab crabby person cracksman crank crap crap crasher craziness craziness crazy creep cretin criminal crimp crimper cripple critic crook crosspatch crud crumb crybaby culprit cunt cuss cuss cut-up cutpurse cutthroat cynic cyprian dacoit dago dakoit damn daredevil darkey darkie darky darn debauchee debaucher decadent deceiver decoy defalcator defamer defeated defector defiler defrauder degenerate dejection delicate Delilah delinquent dementedness dementia demimondaine demon demoniac dense depreciator deserter desolate desperado desperate criminal despoiler destroy destroyer detractor devastate deviant deviate deviationist devil devil Dick Turpin dickhead dictator dike dim dimwit dip dirt dirt ball dirty dog disagreeable person disagreeable woman disciplinarian discomfited disgustful disgusting disparager dispatch disreputable person dissembler dissimulator dissipation dissoluteness dissolution distasteful disturber diversionist dodger dog dog dog in the manger dogshit dolt Don Juan doofus dope dopey dopy dork double-crosser double-dealer down-and-out doxy draft dodger draft evader dragon drifter droppings drug dealer drug peddler drug trafficker dude dull dullard dullard dumb dumbass dumbbell dummy dump dunce dunderhead dung dwarfish dyke earwax easy Edward Teach Edward Thatch effeminacy effeminateness egocentric egoism egoist egoist egomaniac egotism egotist embezzler enchantress encroacher enthusiast escapee evildoer excrement excreta excretion excretory product exhibitionist exploiter extortioner extortionist extremeness faecal matter faeces fag faggot fagot failure faintheartedness faintness fairy fake faker fall guy false witness falsifier fancy man fancy woman fat fat person fatso fatty faultfinder Fawkes fearful fecal matter feces fella feller fellow fellow felon femme fatale fetid fetidness fetishist fetor fiend fifth columnist figurehead filth filth filthiness finagler fire-eater firebrand firebug first offender flagellant flashy flirt floater flogger floozie floozy flouter foetid foetor folly folly folly fomenter fondler fool fool foolery foolish foolish foolishness foolishness footpad foreigner foreigner forger fornicator fornicatress fortune hunter foul foul foul-smelling foulness foulness four-flusher fox fratricide fraud freak freebooter front front man frowsy frowzy frump fuckhead fuckup fugitive fugitive from justice fumbler funky fuss-budget fusspot gadfly galling gallows bird gamin ganef gangster gangster's moll ganof gaolbird gasbag gatecrasher gaudy gaumless gawky gent ghoul ghoul gigolo ginzo gip gip git gloomy Gus gonif goniff good-for-naught good-for-nothing goofy goon gooselike goosey goosy gorilla Gorilla gorilla gormless Goth gouger grabber grandstander graverobber graverobber greaseball greaser grifter grouch grumbler grump Guinea gull gun gun for hire gun moll gunman gunrunner gunslinger Guy Fawkes gyp gyp habitual criminal half-breed half-caste half-wit half-wit hammerhead haphazard harasser harasser harlot harlotry harpy harridan harrier harum-scarum hatchet man hatemonger have-not Hayreddin Barbarossa headless heckler heel hellcat heller hellhound hellion henchman Henry Morgan hick highbinder highjacker highjacker highwayman hijacker hijacker hired gun hit hit hit hit man hitman hoaxer hog holdup man holy terror homely homely honkey honkie honky hood hoodlum hooker hooligan hoot horseshit hot dog hotdog hothead hothead hound housebreaker Hun hussy hustler hustler hymie hypocrite iceman iconoclast iconoclast idiot idle ill-scented illegitimate illegitimate child image breaker imbecile imbecility imitator imp impersonator imposter impostor incendiary inciter incompetent incompetent incompetent incontinence incubus Indian giver indulgence ineptitude ineptness inequity infanticide infiltrator ingrate Injun insaneness insect insect instigant instigator instructor interloper intruder invader Irish bull irritating Jack the Ripper jade jail bird jailbird James Jap jazzy Jean Laffite Jean Lafitte jeerer jerk jerky Jerry Jesse James jigaboo John Wilkes Booth joker Judas junior junkie junky juvenile delinquent kaffir kafir Khayr ad-Din kibitzer kidnaper kidnapper kike kill kill kill kill kill kill kill killjoy knave knocker know-all know-it-all knucklehead Kraut Krauthead kvetch lad ladies' man lady killer lady of pleasure Laffite Lafitte lapidator larcener larcenist lascivious lasciviousness law offender lawbreaker lay waste to lech lecher lecherous lechery Lee Harvey Oswald letch lewd liar libeler libertine libidinous licentiousness licentiousness lifter light line-shooter lion-hunter liquidator literary pirate litter lout litterbug litterer little terror lizard loan shark loathly loathsome loggerhead looney loony loose loose loose loose woman looseness looter loser loser Lothario loudmouth lounge lizard louse love child lower limit lowlife lubricious lubricity lunacy lunacy lunatic lunatic lunkhead lust lustful lustful luxuria MacGregor machinator madcap madness madness madness madwoman mafioso magdalen maladroitness malefactor malfeasant maligner malodor malodorousness malodour maltreater mammy mania maniac maniac manic disorder manslayer marauder mark martinet Mary Magdalen Mary Magdalene masher masochist mass murderer matricide meanie meanness meany meddler megalomaniac mendicancy mendicant mephitis meritless Mick Mickey miles gloriosus mimic mimicker mindless minimum minimum minx misanthrope misanthropist mischief-maker miscreant misleader misogynist moaner mobster mocker molester moll moneylender mongoloid mongoloid mongrel monkey monopoliser monopolist monopolizer monster moon curser moon-curser Moonie moonshiner moralist Morgan moron moss-trooper mother fucker motherfucker mountebank muck muckraker mudslinger mug mugger muggins murder murderer murderess muscle muscleman muttonhead nag 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stinkiness stinking stinkpot stoner stool stranger straw man strawman street arab street child street girl streetwalker strong-armer strumpet stuffed shirt stumbler stupe stupid stupid stupid stupid person suborner sucker suffocate suit supplanter suppress swashbuckler sweet talker swelled head swellhead swindler swinger switcher taco tantaliser tantalizer tart tartar Tartufe Tartuffe Teach teacher tease tease teaser teasing Ted Teddy boy temptress termagant terror thankless wretch Thatch thief throwaway thruster thug tike timeserver tinker's dam tinker's damn Titus Oates toilet bowl Tom tomfool tomfoolery tone-deaf tormenter tormentor torpedo torturer touchy-feely tough tough tough guy toughie traducer traitor traitor traitress tramp trampler transalpine transgressor treasonist tree hugger trespasser tricker trickster trickster triggerman trollop trollop trouble maker troublemaker troubler truant turd turkey Turpin twerp twirp twit two-timer two-timer tyke ugliness ugly Uncle Tom uncomplicated underdog undesirable undoer undoer unemployed unemployed people unemployed person unfairness ungainly ungrateful person unintelligent unkind person unknown unmanliness unpleasant person unpleasant woman unqualified unskilled unsophisticated unsophisticated unsuccessful person untidy unwelcome guest unwelcome person unwieldy unwiseness uprooter upstart upstart urchin user usurer usurper usury usury utterer vacant vacuous vagabond vagabond vagrant vamp vamper vandal varlet varmint vaunter vermin vexatious vexer vexing victimiser victimizer vigorish vilifier villain villainess violator violator virago vixen vulgarian vulture wacko wacky waif walk-in wangler wanton wantonness war criminal waste waster weirdie weirdo weirdo weirdy weisenheimer welcher welsher wencher wet blanket wetback whacko whacky wharf rat wheeler dealer whiner whipper white slaver white trash whited sepulcher whited sepulchre whitey whore whoredom whoremaster whoremonger whoreson whoreson wicked wildcat William H. Bonney windbag wipe out wire-puller wise guy wiseacre wisenheimer witch-hunter wog wolf wolf woman chaser woman hater woman of the street womaniser womanishness womanizer wop working girl worm worrier worrywart worst worst worst wrecker wretch wrongdoer yakuza yakuza yardie yellow man yellow woman yenta yid yob yobbo yobo yucky zany

decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

synonym	wear and tear
derivation	depreciate depreciate
hypernym	financial loss non-cash expense
hyponym	declining balance method declining balance method of depreciation straight-line method straight-line method of depreciation tax depreciation write-down write-off

Other words that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEP”, “DEPR” or end with: “N”, “ON”, “ION”, “TION”.

Other nouns that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEP”, “DEPR” or end with: “N”, “ON”, “ION”, “TION”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “DEPRECIATION”.

antonym	appreciation
derivation	depreciate depreciate
hypernym	decrease diminution reduction step-down