APPRECIATE、DEPRECIATEの意味、価値が上がる、価値が下がる

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2005.08.02(Review of 2004.02.23 edition)

Hello! What's “up”?

When talking about investments, distinguishing between up and down is everything. So here are a couple of fancy words that mean just that!

Today's Lesson
APPRECIATE / DEPRECIATE   価値が上がる/価値が下がる

Explanation

  • If a house or other asset appreciates, it increases in value.

    If its value goes down, it depreciates.
  • 不動産などの資産の価値が上がることを appreciate といいます。

    資産の価値が下がることを depreciate といいます。

examples

  1. I bought a house for $150,000 ten years ago, and I just sold it for $250,000. It appreciated in value by $100,000!
  2. (a stockbroker to his client)
    I know that this stock pays relatively low dividends, but the share price has been appreciating very rapidly.
  3. (a British employee working in Japan)
    I'm going to wait for the yen to appreciate a little more before I send my money home.
  4. They say that a new car depreciates by about 30% the second you drive it off the lot.
  5. PCs depreciate very rapidly. You probably won't be able to sell your old one for very much.

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