- decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
- such a decrease as allowed in computing the value of property for tax purposes.
- a decrease in the purchasing or exchange value of money.
- a lowering in estimation.
- accounting
- the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- the amount deducted from gross profit to allow for such reduction in value
- a modified amount permitted for purposes of tax deduction
- the act or an instance of depreciating or belittling; disparagement
- a decrease in the exchange value of currency against gold or other currencies brought about by excess supply of that currency under conditions of fluctuating exchange rates
