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Depress vs Depreciation - What's the difference?

depress | depreciation |

As a verb depress

is to press down.

As a noun depreciation is

depreciation.

depress

English

Verb

(es)
  • To press down.
  • Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
  • To make depressed, sad or bored.
  • Winter depresses me.
  • To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
  • Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
  • To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  • (math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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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.