derate

diˈreɪt

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Definition of derate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

engineering

TECH.

lower the rated capability of equipment or material

TECH.

The engineer decided to derate the generator for safety.

devalue

downgrade

reduce

finance

TECH.

assess property value at a lower rate for taxation

TECH.

The council chose to derate the farmland to support farmers.

depreciate

devalue

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Origin of derate

English, de- (remove) + rate (value)

Examples of derate in a sentence

The technician will derate the system to prevent failure.
They decided to derate the old factory to encourage redevelopment.
The government plans to derate certain properties to boost the economy.

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French:dérater, baisser l'évaluation, ...
German:herabsetzen, abwerten, ...
Italian:declassare, ridurre la valutazione, ...
Spanish:deratear, reducir la tasa, ...
Portuguese:desclassificar, desvalorizar, ...
Chinese:降额, 减税, ...
Japanese:下げる, 減税する, ...
Arabic:خَفَّضَ القُدرة المُقَدَّرة, خَفَّضَ التَّقْييم الضَّرِيبِي, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית, לְהוֹרִיד בְּעֵרֶךְ, ...
Russian:понижать номинальную мощность, снижать ставку, ...
Ukrainian:знижувати, знизити оцінку, ...
Hindi:क्षमता कम करना, कम दर पर आंकना, ...
Bengali:রেট কমানো, কমিয়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:deratejar, rebaixar, ...
Czech:snížit jmenovitý výkon, podhodnotit, ...
Danish:nedgradere, nedsætte skattevurderingen, ...
Dutch:deraten, herwaarderen, ...
Greek:υποβαθμίζω, υποτιμώ, ...
Hungarian:teljesítményét csökkenteni, leértékelni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយសមត្ថភាពកំណត់, ប៉ាន់តម្លៃអចលនទ្រព្យទាបចុះសម្រាប់គោលបំណងពន្ធ, ...
Korean:낮추다, 감세하다, ...
Persian:کاهش داد, ارزیابی کرد, ...
Polish:obniżyć, obniżyć wartość, ...
Portuguese (BR):rebaixar, desvalorizar, ...
Romanian:a derateza, a reduce impozitul, ...
Swedish:nedgradera, sänka taxeringsvärdet, ...
Thai:ลดกำลัง, ลดอัตราภาษี, ...
Turkish:düşürmek, değerini düşürmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm định mức, giảm thuế, ...

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