depreciation

🇬🇧/dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🇺🇸/dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
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Depreciation is thus the decrease in the value of assets and the method used to reallocate, or "write down" the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life span.

noun [抽象名词] 贬值,跌价;贬低,轻视

Foreign currency depreciation is a result of economic depression in the country concerned. 外汇贬值是有关国家经济不景气的结果。

后缀: tion 【noun】 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result 原词: depreciation 是通过后缀 【tion】 构成的派生词
和appreciation(n. 赞赏; 增值)一起记
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