depreciation
(noun) a decrease in price or value; “depreciation of the dollar against the yen”
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(noun) a communication that belittles somebody or something
depreciation, wear and tear
(noun) decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
depreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)
The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
The decline in value of assets.
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
Source: Wiktionary
De*pre`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dépréciation.]
1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.
2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. Burke.
3. the state of being depreciated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
