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depreciation

English

Etymology

From French dépréciation.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??p?i????e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

depreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)

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

Translations

See also

  • depreciation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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aspersion

English

Etymology

From Latin aspersi?nem, from aspersi? (sprinkling).

Noun

aspersion (plural aspersions)

  1. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]
    Synonyms: calumny, slander; see also Thesaurus:slander
  2. (obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
    • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
      If thou dost break her virgin knot before
      All sanctimonious ceremonies may
      With full and holy rite be minister'd,
      No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall
      To make this contract grow; but barren hate []
  3. (in the plural) slander, calumny

Derived terms

  • cast aspersions

Translations

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “aspersion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

  • repassion

French

Noun

aspersion f (plural aspersions)

  1. aspersion
  2. sprinkling

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