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What does depreciate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word depreciate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
  2. (intransitive) To decline in value over time.
  3. (transitive) To belittle or disparage.
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A better scenario would be for the dollar to depreciate against the euro, and for sterling to share part of that weakening.
Apart from the fact that new ones depreciate in value rapidly, second-hand cars are often a lot nicer.
In the meantime, all currencies will depreciate against each other, and precious metals and other commodities will rise, and rise.
But by how many thousands more did his car simply depreciate in value over the same period?
The won continues to depreciate against the dollar and stock prices continue to fall.
Under the old regime there was the real possibility that the lira would depreciate against the Deutschmark.

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