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Debased vs Depreciated - What's the difference?

debased | depreciated | Related terms |

Debased is a related term of depreciated.


As verbs the difference between debased and depreciated

is that debased is (debase) while depreciated is (depreciate); reduced in value over time.

debased

English

Verb

(head)
  • (debase)

    • Anagrams

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    debase

    English

    Verb

    (debas)
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • (archaic) To lower in position or rank.Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

    • Synonyms

    * adulterate, degrade, demean

    Derived terms

    * debased * debasedness * debasement * debaser * undebased

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    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]