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Depreciation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being depreciated; disparagement. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a decrease in price or value wordnet
  3. 3
    The decline in value of assets. countable, uncountable

    "asset depreciation"

  4. 4
    a communication that belittles somebody or something wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable

    "annual depreciation"

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  1. 6
    decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use wordnet

Etymology

From French dépréciation.

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