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Detraction vs Depreciation - What's the difference?

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Detraction is a synonym of depreciation.


As nouns the difference between detraction and depreciation

is that detraction is the act of detracting something, or something detracted while depreciation is depreciation.

detraction

English

Noun

(wikipedia detraction)
  • The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
  • A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
  • If indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world
  • (Roman Catholic Church ) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    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.