depreciated

English

Verb

depreciated

simple past tense and past participle of depreciate; reduced in value over time.
- 2006: The World Factbook -- The currency depreciated sharply in 2001 and 2002, which contributed to a dramatic current account adjustment; in 2003 to 2005, Brazil ran record trade surpluses and recorded its first current account surpluses since 1992.

Usage notes

This verb form is often used mistakenly for deprecated.

2001: Java™ 2 SDK, Standard Edition Documentation, Version 1.3.1 -- "Deprecated" and "depreciated" are not same. "Depreciated" is a financial term that means "lowered value". Although the meanings are similar, classes and methods are deprecated, not depreciated.

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