depreciation
See also: dépréciation
English
editEtymology
editFrom French dépréciation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdepreciation (countable and uncountable, plural depreciations)
- The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- The decline in value of assets.
- (accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
Derived terms
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editstate
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the decline in value of assets
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the measurement of the decline in value of assets
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See also
edit- depreciation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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