depreciation
/dɪˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/
noun
- A decrease in the value of something over time, especially because of age, wear, or market conditions.
- The car's depreciation is highest in the first year after purchase.
- Investors worry about the depreciation of the local currency against the dollar.
- The company calculated the depreciation of its office furniture for tax purposes.
- A reduction in the value of an asset that is recorded in a company's financial accounts over its useful life.
- They use straight-line depreciation to spread the cost evenly over ten years.
- The accountant entered the annual depreciation for the factory equipment.
- Depreciation is a non-cash expense that reduces reported profits.
- A negative statement or criticism that reduces someone's reputation or worth.
- She refused to listen to any depreciation of her friend's character.
- The article was full of depreciation of the author's achievements.
- His constant depreciation of her work made her feel undervalued.
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