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Deflation vs Depreciation - What's the difference?

deflation | depreciation |

As nouns the difference between deflation and depreciation

is that deflation is an act or instance of deflating while depreciation is the state of being depreciated.

deflation

English

(wikipedia deflation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of deflating.
    • The loss caused utter deflation and disappointment among the fans.
  • (economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
  • (economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
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    • Synonyms

    * (decrease in price level) disinflation * (economic contraction) impoverishment

    Antonyms

    * inflation

    Derived terms

    * deflationary

    Anagrams

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    depreciation

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being depreciated.
  • 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.

    • See also

    * ("depreciation" on Wikipedia)