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adjective.
tending to diminish or disparage
adjective.
tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
Word Usage
"Not only will it add 'depreciatory' pressures on the TTD, but another implication of such action by the CBTT will be the rapid erosion of the country's stock of external buffers - ie, its foreign currency reserves."