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What is the difference between depreciate and deprecate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between depreciate and deprecate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@miracle5201314
Very good question.
Depreciate ā this describes the action of something losing value.
āCars depreciate at an average rate of 30% per year, making them a bad investment in most instancesā
Deprecate ā this describes the deliberate action of making something seem less valuable, or less important than it is.
āI donāt mean to deprecate your hard work, but that shade of paint is one of the ugliest I have ever seenā
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@miracle5201314
Very good question.
Depreciate ā this describes the action of something losing value.
āCars depreciate at an average rate of 30% per year, making them a bad investment in most instancesā
Deprecate ā this describes the deliberate action of making something seem less valuable, or less important than it is.
āI donāt mean to deprecate your hard work, but that shade of paint is one of the ugliest I have ever seenā
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@isthmus_x Thank you so much for answering my question šš! Depreciate describes the truth, while deprecate refers to reduce the value of something, itās more subjective šš! I got it! Have a nice day!
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