# depreciation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #17,817

## Definitions
1. The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
2. The decline in value of assets.
3. 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.

## Etymology
From French dépréciation.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddepreciation`, `deperciation`, `deppreciation`, `deprceiation`, `deprecaition`, `deprecciation`, `depreciaiton`, `depreciasion`, `depreciatino`, `depreciationn`, `depreciatoin`, `depreciattion`, `deprecitaion`, `depreication`, `deprreciation`, `derpeciation`, `dpereciation`, `edpreciation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/depreciation