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Appreciated vs Depreciated - What's the difference?

appreciated | depreciated |

As verbs the difference between appreciated and depreciated

is that appreciated is past tense of appreciate while depreciated is past tense of depreciate; reduced in value over time.

As an adjective appreciated

is recognized as having value.

appreciated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (appreciate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • recognized as having value
  • (of an investment) having risen in value

    • depreciated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (depreciate); reduced in value over time.
  • * 2006:' ''The World Factbook'' -- The currency ' depreciated sharply in 2001 and 2002, which contributed to a dramatic current account adjustment; in 2003 to 2005, Brazil ran record trade surpluses and recorded its first current account surpluses since 1992. [http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html]

    • Usage notes

    This verb form is often used mistakenly for deprecated. * 2001:' ''Java&tm; 2 SDK, Standard Edition Documentation, Version 1.3.1'' -- "Deprecated" and "'''depreciated'''" are not same. "'''Depreciated'''" is a financial term that means "lowered value". Although the meanings are similar, classes and methods are deprecated, not ' depreciated . [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/misc/deprecation/deprecation.html]