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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Depreciation

/(dē̇*prē`shĭ*ā"shŭn)/ · De·pre·ci·a·tion · IPA /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.
  1. 1.
    The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.
  2. 2.
    The falling of value; reduction of worth.
  3. 3.
    the state of being depreciated.